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VITREOMACULAR TRACTION [1 record]

Record 1 2019-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

[An] anomalous posterior vitreous detachment accompanied by anatomic distortion of the fovea.

Key term(s)
  • vitreo-macular traction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
CONT

La traction vitréo-maculaire correspond à la persistance d'une adhérence entre la macula (partie centrale de la rétine permettant la vision précise) et le vitré responsable d'une déformation et d'un épaississement de la macula à l'origine de la gêne visuelle. Elle est fréquemment associée à une membrane épi-rétinienne.

Key term(s)
  • traction vitréomaculaire

Spanish

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