Medical Progress: Diseases of the Retina

[...]the diagnosis and management of macular edema depend crucially on the determination of macular thickening by fundus examination. Blunt or penetrating eye trauma may also produce retinal detachment, either from retinal holes occurring as a sudden consequence of trauma or as a result of subsequent scar formation involving the retina and vitreous. [...]retinal detachment may occur immediately after trauma or be delayed for months. [...]traction of the peripheral retina induced by intraocular surgery such as cataract extraction may produce retinal holes with eventual detachment months or even years after surgery. Because of the extreme diversity of presentations, serologic testing for syphilis is indicated in all cases of ocular involvement in patients with AIDS.