In the Right Place, at the Right Time: Autobiographical Case Report of an Ophthalmologist Who Had a Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a medical eye emergency that can lead to loss of vision, especially if not promptly treated. High myopia, retinal holes or tears, previous surgery, and trauma have been identified as risk factors for developing RRD. Although some obstetricians may believe l...

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Autor principal: Evangelista, Charisma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8844227/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35186535
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21247
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description Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a medical eye emergency that can lead to loss of vision, especially if not promptly treated. High myopia, retinal holes or tears, previous surgery, and trauma have been identified as risk factors for developing RRD. Although some obstetricians may believe labor or vaginal delivery increases the risk for RRD, there has been no significant evidence in the literature to support a correlation. This is a case report of a retinal detachment a month after childbirth as experienced by me, an ophthalmologist.
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spelling pubmed-88442272022-02-17 In the Right Place, at the Right Time: Autobiographical Case Report of an Ophthalmologist Who Had a Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Evangelista, Charisma Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a medical eye emergency that can lead to loss of vision, especially if not promptly treated. High myopia, retinal holes or tears, previous surgery, and trauma have been identified as risk factors for developing RRD. Although some obstetricians may believe labor or vaginal delivery increases the risk for RRD, there has been no significant evidence in the literature to support a correlation. This is a case report of a retinal detachment a month after childbirth as experienced by me, an ophthalmologist. Cureus 2022-01-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8844227/ /pubmed/35186535 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21247 Text en Copyright © 2022, Evangelista et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_full In the Right Place, at the Right Time: Autobiographical Case Report of an Ophthalmologist Who Had a Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
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title_sort in the right place, at the right time: autobiographical case report of an ophthalmologist who had a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8844227/
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