Lesions simulating serous detachment of the pigment epithelium. Occurrence after retinal detachment surgery
L. R. Avins and G. F. Hilton
Serous detachment of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) has been
previously described in association with disorders of the underlying
choroid and Bruch's membrane but has not been reported after retinal
reattachment surgery. We have observed, for at least 16 months, three cases
that clinically appeared to be RPE detachments after scleral buckling. In
each case the lesions exhibited the typical biomicroscopic features of
focal serous detachment of the RPE. However, the failure to show the
typical fluorescein pooling has prompted us to regard these lesions as
focal pockets of turbid subretinal fluid that simulate RPE detachments.
