Fig. 9 This noncystic retinal tuft consists of generalized degeneration and gliosis, accompanied by the irregular retinal thinning and pigment epithelial clumping typically found within the vitreous base region. Densely staining glial tissue caps the tuft. (Original magnification ×500; Straatsma BR, Foos RY, Feman SS: Degenerative diseases of the peripheral retina. In Duane TD (ed): Clinical Ophthalmology, Vol 3. Hagerstown, MD: Harper Row, 1979:1–29)