Disease or Syndrome
retina disorder
ret·i·na dis·or·der [ ret-n-uh, ret-nuh dis-awr-der ]
Subclass of:
Disorder of eye
Definitions related to retinal diseases:
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(retinopathy) Any noninflammatory disease of the retina. This nonspecific term is retained here because of its wide use in the literature, but if possible new annotations should indicate the precise type of retinal abnormality.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(retinopathy) Any non-neoplastic pathologic conditions of the retina, including non-neoplastic structural anomalies.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(retina disorder) Pathologic condition of the innermost of the three tunics of the eyeball or retina.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(retinal disorder) A disease or disorder of the retina.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(retinal disorder) A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the retina.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Diseases involving the RETINA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(retinal disorders) The retina is a layer of tissue in the back of your eye that senses light and sends images to your brain. In the center of this nerve tissue is the macula. It provides the sharp, central vision needed for reading, driving and seeing fine detail. Retinal disorders affect this vital tissue. They can affect your vision, and some can be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples are Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision; Diabetic eye disease; Retinal detachment - a medical emergency, when the retina is pulled away from the back of the eye; Retinoblastoma - cancer of the retina. It is most common in young children.; Macular pucker - scar tissue on the macula; Macular hole - a small break in the macula that usually happens to people over 60; Floaters - cobwebs or specks in your field of vision. NIH: National Eye InstituteMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(retinopathy) A disorder involving the retina.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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The retina is the transparent, light-sensitive structure at the back of the eye. The cornea and lens focus light onto the retina. The central area of the retina, called the macula, contains a high density of color-sensitive photoreceptor (light-sensing) cells. These cells, called cones, produce the sharpest visual images and are...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Retinal diseases vary widely, but most of them cause visual symptoms. Retinal diseases can affect any part of your retina, a thin layer of tissue on the inside back wall of your eye.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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