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Descriptor
English
:
Retinal Detachment
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Desprendimiento de Retina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Descolamento Retiniano
Synonyms
English
:
Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment
Tree Number:
C11.768.648
Definition
English
:
Separation of the inner layers of the
retina
(neural retina) from the pigment
epithelium
.
Retinal detachment
occurs more commonly in
men
than in
women
, in eyes with degenerative
myopia
, in
aging
and in
aphakia
. It may occur after an uncomplicated
cataract extraction
, but it is seen more often if vitreous
humor
has been lost during
surgery
. (Dorland, 27th ed; Newell,
Ophthalmology
: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p310-12).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/surg: consider also
SCLERAL BUCKLING
; X ref RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIAL DETACHMENT: do not coord with
PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE
unless particularly discussed
See Related
English
:
Retinoschisis
Scleral Buckling
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Record Number:
20181
Unique Identifier:
D012163
Occurrence in VHL
:
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