Retinal detachment
DDx
- Retinal artery or vein occlusion
 - Vitreous hemorrhage
 - Macular degeneration (exudative)
 - Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, eg, temporal (giant cell) arteritis
 - Amaurosis fugax (transient ischemic attack)
 
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Retinal Detachment." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114404/all/Retinal_detachment. 
Zeiger RFR. Retinal detachment. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114404/all/Retinal_detachment. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Retinal detachment. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114404/all/Retinal_detachment
Zeiger RFR. Retinal Detachment [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114404/all/Retinal_detachment.
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