Exudative Retinal Detachment-Causes
- No hole, no break, no lattice
- Sign of long-standing Retinal Detachment
The causes of retinal detachment include the following:
- Malignant Melanoma of Choroid
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Pregnancy induced hypertension
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Choroiditis
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Malignant HTN [ HTN + Papilledema]
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VKH Syndrome [ VOGT KOYANAGI HARADA SYNDROME]
1. Malignant Melanoma of Choroid
- Commonest tumor of eye in adult
- Commonest tumor of eye in children
- Retinoblastoma
2. Pregnancy induced HTN
- BP > 140 / 90 after 20 wks. of POG
5. VKH Syndrome [ VOGT KOYANAGI HARADA SYNDROME]
- B/L granulomatous Pan Uveitis
- Seen in Japan
- Presentation → Young lady with viral fever
Symptoms include:
N → Neurological Symptoms
- Headache
- Neck Stiffness
O → Ophthalmic Symptoms
- B/L Granulomatous Panuveitis
- B/L Exudative RD
- Orange Sunset Fundus
D → Dermatological Symptoms
- Poliosis
- Vitiligo
- Alopecia
A → Auditory Symptoms
- Tinnitus
- Vertigo
- Deafness
