detachment of the retina


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Noun1.detachment of the retina - visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
detached retina, retinal detachment
vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight
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It was discovered that an edema build-up had developed in the right eye's retinal cell layer, which had created a significant cavity, and partial detachment of the retina.
Taiwanese woman develops hole in her retina after years of using smartphone outdoors
Other renal disorders, such as IgA nephropathy, also have been reported in association with RPE detachment of the retina [7].
Bilateral Diffuse and Cluster Pigment Epithelial Detachment Associated with Diffuse Proliferative Glomerulonephritis
Researchers have been looking into the use of silicone oil to treat proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), a complication of retinal detachment surgery that can lead to further detachment of the retina. (https://nei.nih.gov/health/retinaldetach/ retinaldetach)
Retinal Detachment: A Patient's Perspective
Gass, "Diseases causing choroidal exudative and hemorrhagic localized (disciform) detachment of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium," in Stereoscopic Atlas of Macular Diseases.
Detection of Silent Type I Choroidal Neovascular Membrane in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Using En Face Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

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