Retinal Pigment Epithelial Tears after Ex-PRESS Filtration Surgery in a Glaucoma Patient with a History of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.

Mamiko TakemotoYuta KitamuraMasato KakisuDaisuke ShimizuTakayuki Baba

Published in: Case reports in ophthalmological medicine (2023)

We experienced a case of RPE tears after Ex-PRESS filtration surgery. In addition to choroidal detachment in the setting of hypotony, a pathologic condition causing structural fragility of the RPE layer may contribute to the development of RPE tears.

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