tobacco dust ophthalmology π¨ The Red Flag of the Retina: Shaferβs Sign π¨, β, Dear Residents, if you see "Tobacco Dust" in the anterior vitreous, stop everything. π, βShafer's Sign (Pigment cells in the anterior vitreous) is Vitreous Syneresis: An Impending Posterior
Vitreous Syneresis: An Impending Posterior Vitreous Detachment (PVD) Ophthalmology Notes Schaffer's Sign: Photo credit: on photo. Facebook Schaffer's sign (Tobacco dust) Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment #schaffersign #retinaldetachment #tobaccodust #retina #slitlamp #slitlampphotography #ophthalmology #optometry #ophthalmicphotography #ratlas Atlas Entry Retinal detachment 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 Effects and Treatments of Tobacco Dust in the Eye: A Study Studocu
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