It Is Documented in the Medical Record That a Patient

question 19

Multiple Choice

It is documented in the medical record that a patient has a rhegmatogenous detached retina.How should this diagnosis be explained to the patient?

• A) Eye trauma causes the retinal to detach from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).
• B) Eye inflammation causes vitreous fluid leaks into the area under the retina.
• C) Vitreous fluid moves under the retina and separates the retina from the pigmented cell layer.
• D) Scar tissue on the retina causes the retina to separate from the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
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