Figure 5.
Formation and remodeling of the repair tissue on optical coherence tomography (OCT) over 18 months of follow-up. (A) shows a large retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) tear involving the fovea (grade 4) with several folds of the retracted RPE and direct exposure of the Bruch’s membrane; an initial proliferative tissue can be appreciated (red asterisks). After 6 months (B), some sort of subretinal hyperreflective tissue (SHT) almost completely covers the bed of exposed Bruch’s membrane. Over the follow-up, the relative reflectivity RR) of the repair tissue gradually increases (C) and in occasion of the last visit a distinct RPE layer covering the SHT can be noticed (D, green arrowheads).