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By Lancaster Course in Ophthalmology
1980 - Uploaded on Mar 4, 2019.
- Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Mar 14, 2019.
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- Appears in
- Unit 08 Pathology of the Vitreous
- Condition/keywords
- retinal hole, operculum, retinal tissue
- Description
- Gross and microscopic appearance of a retinal hole. Vitreous tractim has resulted in the hole and detachment of the operculum. Upper right shows the plug of retinal tissue (arrow) attached to the posterior aspect of the detached vitreous. Lower left shows the rounded posterior margin of the retinal hole and the small area of associated retinal detachment. Lower middle and right views are of sections through the detached retinal operculum. (E.P. No. 35238)