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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 Vitreous tobacco dust from one of today's Rhegmatogenous retinal detachments we repaired. #vitreoretinalsurgery #beautifulophthalmology #Ophthotwitter PVD and retinal detachment, an optometric approach part 2 Optician Online 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 Atlas Entry Retinal detachment Shafer's sign
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