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Detachment of the retina   /dɪtˈætʃmənt əv ðə rˈɛtənə/   Listen
Detachment of the retina

noun
1.
Visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation.  Synonyms: detached retina, retinal detachment.





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"Detachment of the retina" Quotes from Famous Books



... some ocular injuries from lightning on record. In these cases the lesions have consisted of detachment of the retina, optic atrophy, cataract, hemorrhages into the retina, and rupture of the choroid, paralysis of the oculomotor muscles, and paralysis of the optic nerve. According to Buller of Montreal, such injuries ...
— Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine • George M. Gould


Words linked to "Detachment of the retina" :   visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder


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