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By Lancaster Course in Ophthalmology
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- Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Mar 7, 2019.
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- Appears in
- Unit 09 Pathology of the Retina
- Condition/keywords
- diabetic retinopathy, cystoid, pseudonucleus
- Description
- Microinfarctions of the nerve fiber layer with cytoid bodies as seen in diabetic retinopathy (above) and hypertension (below). In each there are fusiform areas of swelling of the axons with the accumulation of material forming a pseudonucleus (cytoid body).