| retinitis proliferans | <ophthalmology, pathology> A disease of the small blood vessels of the retina of the eye. See: diabetic retinopathy. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (09 Oct 1997) |
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| retinitis sclopetaria | A severe contusion lesion of the retina, as from a shot pellet or BB. Origin: from sclopetum, a medieval handgun (05 Mar 2000) |
| retinitis syphilitica | Syphilitic retinitis, retinitis often associated with syphilitic choroiditis, especially in congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravidic retinitis | An obsolete term for toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy. See: toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metastatic retinitis | Purulent or septic retinitis resulting from the arrest of septic emboli in the retinal vessels. Synonym: purulent retinitis, septic retinitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circinate retinitis | See: circinate retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CMV retinitis | <pathology> A complication of disseminated cytomegalovirus infection in the immunocompromised individual (for example AIDS). Severe inflammatory changes in the retina result in blindness. Treatments include antiviral agents like foscarnet and gancyclovir. (27 Sep 1997) |
| cytomegalovirus retinitis | <pathology> A complication of disseminated cytomegalovirus infection in the immunocompromised individual (for example AIDS). Severe inflammatory changes in the retina result in blindness. Treatments include antiviral agents like foscarnet and gancyclovir. (27 Sep 1997) |
| secondary retinitis | Retinitis that follows uveal inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| punctate retinitis | See: retinopathy punctata albescens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent retinitis | Purulent or septic retinitis resulting from the arrest of septic emboli in the retinal vessels. Synonym: purulent retinitis, septic retinitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septic retinitis | Purulent or septic retinitis resulting from the arrest of septic emboli in the retinal vessels. Synonym: purulent retinitis, septic retinitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous retinitis | Oedema of the retina; an inflammation of the inner layers of the retina. Synonym: simple retinitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple retinitis | Oedema of the retina; an inflammation of the inner layers of the retina. Synonym: simple retinitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diabetic retinitis | See: diabetic retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |