Department of Emergency Medicine

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Category: Visual Diagnosis

Title: What's the Diagnosis? Case by Dr. Maite Huis in 't Veld

Posted: 9/28/2014 by Haney Mallemat, MD (Emailed: 9/29/2014) (Updated: 10/1/2014)
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Question

Person presents with painless vision loss after seeing flashes of light. Ultrasound is below. What's the diagnosis?

Answer

Answer: Vitreous hemorrhage with retinal detachment

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