Retinal vs Choroid Detachment - Head CT Comparison and Diagnosis
RETINAL DETACHMENT
- Reduced visual acuity, flashes, floaters, visual field loss
- Trauma, Tractional (i.e. diabetic retinopathy), exudative (i.e. Coats disease)
- Limited anteriorly by ora serrata
- Converges on optic disc
CHOROID DETACHMENT
- Dull to severe pain.
- Serous (i.e inflammation), hemorrhagic.
- NOT limited by ora serrata
- Diverges from optic disc
Corbin Pomeranz M.D. @CorbinPomeranz
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