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OEDEME MACULAIRE CYSTOIDE PSEUDOPHAQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
- Eye Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Irvine-Gass syndrome
1, record 1, English, Irvine%2DGass%20syndrome
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IGS 2, record 1, English, IGS
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pseudophakic cystoid macular edema 2, record 1, English, pseudophakic%20cystoid%20macular%20edema
correct, noun
- PCME 2, record 1, English, PCME
correct, noun
- PCME 2, record 1, English, PCME
- pseudophakic cystoid macular oedema 3, record 1, English, pseudophakic%20cystoid%20macular%20oedema
correct, noun
- PCMO 3, record 1, English, PCMO
correct, noun
- PCMO 3, record 1, English, PCMO
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Irvine–Gass syndrome (IGS), sometimes named pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (PCME), is a cystoid macular edema that develops following uneventful cataract surgery. 2, record 1, English, - Irvine%2DGass%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
- Chirurgie de l'œil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome d'Irvine-Gass
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20d%27Irvine%2DGass
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SIG 1, record 1, French, SIG
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- œdème maculaire cystoïde du pseudophaque 1, record 1, French, %26oelig%3Bd%C3%A8me%20maculaire%20cysto%C3%AFde%20du%20pseudophaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le syndrome d'Irvine-Gass (SIG) ou œdème maculaire cystoïde du pseudophaque fut initialement décrit par Irvine en 1953 comme un œdème maculaire survenant dans les suites d'une chirurgie de cataracte. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20d%27Irvine%2DGass
Record 1, Key term(s)
- syndrome d'Irvine Gass
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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