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İ.Ü.CTF Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı Pigment epithelial rupture (PER) that develops in exudative age related macular degeneration (AMD) is not common disorder. PER were found fluorescein angiographically in 6 cases (1.03%) of 580 eyes with AMD in addition to visual acuity was less than in one case with a fibrovascular membrane with foveal extention. In fluorescein angiography, choroidal neovascularization was not detected under ruptured area. Whereas in indocyanine green angiography (ICG-A), spot choroidal neovascularization was detected in two cases (33.3%). Keywords : Pigment epithelial rupture, choroidal neovascularization, indocyanine green angiography