Diagnosis of chronic retinal detachment following the discovery of a crystalline retinopathy
Finck, S.; Lepièce, G.; Bonnet, S.
Revue Medicale de Liege 69(11): 586-589
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-629X PMID: 25796769 Document Number: 675992
Crystalline retinopathy is a rare complication of chronic retinal detachment. The observation of crystalline retinal deposits should prompt the search for a chronic retinal detachment. The composition of these crystals is unknown. Some other crystals can be found in other diseases or with drug toxicity. It is essential to make the differential diagnosis and to determine the actual etiology