tobacco dust sign Schaffer's 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 Video: Asteroid Hyalosis
Video: Asteroid Hyalosis Shafer's Sign Shaffer's Sign Tobacco 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, 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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