%0 Journal Article
%T Retinal Detachment Diagnosed by Bedside Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
%A Kahn
%A Andy
%A Kahn
%A Amy L
%A Corinaldi
%A Chalene A
%A Benitez
%A Fernando L
%J Western Journal of Emergency Medicine : Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
%D 2005
%I UC Irvine Health School of Medicine.
%X This case study describes a patient who presented with vague visual complaints in the right eye, decreased visual acuity in the affected eye, and a difficult initial eye evaluation, including fundoscopic and slit lamp examinations, in the emergency department (ED). The preliminary finding included a darkened-appearing area of the retina on fundoscopic exam. The patient subsequently had bedside sonography of the eyes done by an emergency medicine (EM) intern which revealed a thin and serpentine strip appearing as a hyperechoic representation of the retina floating freely into the vitreous from the superior-lateral section of the posterior globe.
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