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The Red Flag of the Retina: Shafer's Sign Dear Residents, if you see "Tobacco Dust" in the anterior vitreous, stop everything. Shafer's Sign (Pigment cells in the anterior Shafer's sign is pathognomonic for RETINAL TEAR. Described as "tabacco dust " 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, A Sign of Trouble A case of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, characterized by the presence of tobacco dust or Shafers signtiny pigment granules floating in the vitreous, often indicating a retinal tear. , , 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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