tobacco dust in anterior vitreous ποΈ Shafer's Sign: When Pigment Speaks First This slit-lamp image, captured by Manuel Γngel AlcΓ‘ntara Delgado, MD (Conde de Valenciana), shows a classic Shafer's Sign β also known as β Schaffer's sign alludes to the
Schaffer's sign alludes to the clinical finding of pigment cells in the anterior vitreous, that is described as tobacco dust, and is pathognomonic for a retinal tear, #ophthalmology #ophthalmologist 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 Flashes and floaters in community optometry diagnosing a posterior vitreous detachment Eye News Vitreous Opacities: Benign or Serious? 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
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