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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
See Related
English
:
Retinoschisis
Scleral Buckling
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
20181
Unique Identifier:
D012163
Occurrence in VHL
:
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