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Relationship to Retina Tears

Louis M. Spencer, MD; Robert Y. Foos, MD; Bradley R. Straatsma, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1970;83(4):421-425.

Abstract
The relationship between enclosed or partially-enclosed ora bays and retinal tears was studied in 1,000 consecutive autopsy eyes. Enclosed ora bay was present in 4.0% and partially-enclosed ora bay in 0.6% of eyes. Retinal tear was associated with 16.7% of either type of ora bay, and occurred posterior to and meridionally aligned with such bays. All such tears occurred at the posterior border of the vitreous base and were a consequence of posterior vitreous detachment. Retinal tears associated with enclosed or partially-enclosed ora bays were present in 0.5% of the 1,000 eyes examined.

Author Affiliations
Los Angeles

From the departments of ophthalmology (Drs. Spencer and Straatsma) and pathology (Dr. Foos), Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept 4, 1969.

Reprint requests to Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90024 (Dr. Foos).

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