Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Serous retinal detachment

HP:0012231

What it means

A type of retinal detachment such that fluid is present in the subretinal space and separate the neurosensory retina from the retinal pigment epithelium. It is not associated with a full-thickness break nor a tractional component. Due to breakdown of outer blood-retina barrier or increased exudation from abnormal vasculature or defective outflow.

Rare diseases that can present with this5

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Exudative retinal detachment · Exudative retinopathy · Non-rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Serous retinal detachment

Tracking symptoms like this for someone? Eleplan keeps symptoms, diagnoses, medications and every specialist in one plan.

Start free with Eleplan

This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.