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Acute tear of the retinal pigment epithelium

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The fluorescein angiographic findings immediately following a tear of the retinal pigment epithelium are presented and the mechanisms of fluid movement from the retina to the choroid are discussed. Our case represents a clinical correlate to recent experimental reports on fluid movement across the retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex.

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  1. Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, EC1V 2PD, London, UK

    B. C. K. Patel, M. Barondes & A. M. P. Hamilton

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Patel, B.C.K., Barondes, M. & Hamilton, A.M.P. Acute tear of the retinal pigment epithelium. Int Ophthalmol 16, 7–13 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00917066

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