Giant pigment epithelial tear and exudative retinal detachment complicating choroidal effuion

PURPOE: To report a cae of a giant pigment epithelial tear and tranient exudative retinal detachment occurring in a patient with hypotonic choroidal effuion after trabeculectomy. METHOD: Cae report and brief literature review. REULT: The retinal and choroidal detachment ettled, dicloing an extremely large crecentic pigment epithelial defect in the temporal midperiphery. CONCLUION: An exudative retinal detachment econdary to a peripheral pigment epithelial rip may complicate choroidal effuion. Recognition of thi aociation may prevent unneceary invetigation or urgery.