tobacco dust sign The Shaffer sign, also known as “tobacco dust,” is a clinical finding seen in retinal detachment. It refers to the presence of small, pigmented cells or pigment clumps in the anterior vitreous, Tobacco dust," or 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 Shafer's Sign: When Pigment Speaks First This slit lamp image, captured by Manuel ngel Alcntara Delgado, MD (Conde de Valenciana), shows a classic Shafer's Sign also known as tobacco dust 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 A Sign of Trouble
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