Purpose: To describe the disappearance of drusen after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Methods: Descriptive case report.
Results: A 72-year-old man with confluent subfoveal drusen developed a rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and subsequently improved in vision with disappearance of the subfoveal drusen less than 1 month after repair.
Conclusion: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment can result in the disappearance of drusen.