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MACULAR COLOBOMAS [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Macular colobomas occur when the macula fails to develop properly. The macula is a small area in the center of the retina that focuses on details.

OBS

coloboma: A fissure of the eye usually of congenital origin.

OBS

macular coloboma: The plural forms are "macular colobomas" and "macular colobomata."

Key term(s)
  • macular colobomas
  • macular colobomata

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Le colobome peut concerner différentes structures du globe oculaire. Il est possible d'en distinguer plusieurs formes selon la localisation de l'anomalie [...] Le colobome maculaire [...] se traduit par une lésion au niveau de la macula (structure anatomique de la rétine contribuant à la vision) [...]

OBS

colobome : Malformation congénitale des structures de l'œil ayant l'aspect d'une fissure, due à un défaut de fermeture des fentes fœtales.

Spanish

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