Disease or Syndrome
macular hole
mac·u·lar hole
Definitions related to macular holes:
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A hole in the macula of the retina.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A macular hole is a small break in the macula, located in the center of the retina.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A macular hole is a defect of the foveal retina involving its full thickness from the internal limiting membrane (ILM) to the outer segment of the photoreceptor layer. See the image below.WebMD, 2019
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