The pathogenesis of a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment involves vitreous syneresis followed by posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), leading to vitreoretinal traction and formation of retinal ...

However, not every retinal tear causes rhegmatogenous RD. There are two types of holes: operculated and atrophic. An operculated hole is a tear in which continued vitreous traction amputates the ...