Retinal tears / haemorrhages

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy

Proliferative
Proliferative Vitreo Retinopathy (PVR) is a disease that develops as a complication, secondary to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. PVR occurs in about 8–10% of patients undergoing primary retinal detachment surgery and prevents the successful surgical repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. PVR can be treated with surgery to reattach the detached retina but the visual outcome of the surgery is very poor. PVR was originally referred to as massive vitreous retraction and then as massive periretinal proliferation. The name Proliferative vitreo retinopathy was provided in 1989 by the Silicone Oil Study group...

Retinal tears / haemorrhages - List of case studies

Degenerative eye problems - Bilateral colloid degeneration

can be produced by a posterior vitreous detachment or retinal tears or haemorrhages . In particular, a haemorrhage would be worrisome in a ...

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