tobacco dust retinal detachment Shafer's signβ¨ is pathognomonic for TEAR. Described as "tabacco "π¬ Tobacco dust," or Shafer's sign,
Tobacco dust," or Shafer's sign, refers to the presence of fine brown pigmented cells (from the retinal pigment epithelium) floating in the anterior vitreous. It's an important clinical clue because, in Shafer's Sign, also knows as tobacco dust Shafer's sign refers to the presence of a collection of brown pigmented cells in the anterior vitreous following a PVD. Many studies Flashes and Floaters Lynne Fernandes Optometrists Bristol Shafer's Sign: When Pigment Speaks First This slit lamp image, captured by Manuel ngel Alcntara Delgado, MD (Conde de Valenciana), shows a classic Shafer's Sign also known as tobacco dust Vitreous The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Illustrated Manual of Ophthalmology, 4th Ed. Schaffer's Sign: Shafer's sign alludes to the clinical finding of pigment cells in the vitreous. In the absence of prior ocular surgery, this sign is considered practically pathognomonic of a retinal break
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