
A patient with retinitis pigmentosa and sensorineural deafness presented with bilateral giant retinal tears and a unilateral retinal detachment. The peripheral visual field loss could have been erroneously ascribed to the primary retinal dystrophy. A retinal detachment must be considered in patients with a sudden loss of visual acuity or field even if they have a primary retinal dystrophy.
Male, Adolescent, Retinal Detachment, Humans, Retinal Perforations, Retinitis Pigmentosa
Male, Adolescent, Retinal Detachment, Humans, Retinal Perforations, Retinitis Pigmentosa
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