Skip to main content
The California Journal of Emergency Medicine logoLink to The California Journal of Emergency Medicine
. 2005 Jul-Sep;6(3):47–51.

Retinal Detachment Diagnosed by Bedside Ultrasound in the Emergency Department

Andy Kahn, Amy L Kahn a,, Chalene A Corinaldi a,b, Fernando L Benitez a, PJ Christian Fox c
PMCID: PMC2906987  PMID: 20847862

Abstract

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.

Full Text

The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (567.6 KB).


Articles from The California Journal of Emergency Medicine are provided here courtesy of The University of California, Irvine

RESOURCES