| retinal detachment |
separation of the retina from the epithelium layer and from blood supply.
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| retinal detachment |
this is usually caused by the presence of a hole or tear in the retina which allows fluid to collect under the retina, thereby separating it from the intermediate coat of the eyeball.
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| retinal |
1. pertaining to the retina. 2. the aldehyde of retinol, derived from absorbed dietary carotenoids or esters of retinol, and having vitamin A activity. In the retina, retinal combines with opsins of rods (scotopsins) and cones (photopsins), functioning as the prosthetic group in the resulting visual pigments rhodopsin and the iodopsins.
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| retinal a. |
any of a group of degenerative diseases of the retina, such as retinitis pigmentosa and neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis.
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| retinal anlage t. |
melanotic neuroectodermal t.
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