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  2. Retinoschisis - Wikipedia

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    Retinoschisis is an eye disease characterized by the abnormal splitting of the retina's neurosensory layers, usually in the outer plexiform layer.Retinoschisis can be divided into degenerative forms which are very common and almost exclusively involve the peripheral retina and hereditary forms which are rare and involve the central retina and sometimes the peripheral retina.

  3. Optic pit - Wikipedia

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    The most popular theory behind this association is a separation of the layers of the retina, known as retinoschisis, due to fluid (the vitreous humour) entering the optic pit and traveling between the inner and outer layers of the retina. The outer layer may then subsequently detach. Evidence of retinoschisis has been demonstrated using OCT.

  4. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Central retinal artery occlusion CRVO Central retinal vein occlusion CSR Central serous retinopathy CVA Cerebrovascular accident Dx Diagnosis dDx Differential diagnosis DR Diabetic retinopathy: ERM Epiretinal membrane ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate FTMH Full thickness macular hole FMNS Fusion maldevelopment nystagmus syndrome (Latent nystagmus)

  5. Amsler grid - Wikipedia

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    Chart 1 is the basic version, which is the most familiar and widely used chart among all the charts. In this chart the grid consists of 0.5 cm squares (each for 1° visual field), which totally measures 10 cm X 10 cm size. Most commonly grid is in white color with black background. [3]

  6. Refractive error - Wikipedia

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    When an eye focuses light correctly on to the retina when viewing distant objects, this is called emmetropia or being emmetropic. This means that the refractive power of the eye matches what is needed to focus parallel rays of light onto the retina. A distant object is defined as an object located beyond 6 meters (20 feet) from the eye.

  7. Macular hole - Wikipedia

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    Macular hole on the right eye Classification of Vitreomacular Adhesion, Traction, and Macular Hole (IVTS 2013) Macular degeneration is a condition affecting the tissues lying under the retina, while a macular hole involves damage from within the eye, at the junction between the vitreous and the retina itself. There is no relationship between ...

  8. Retinal detachment - Wikipedia

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    When the retina detaches, common symptoms include seeing floaters, flashing lights, a dark shadow in vision, and sudden blurry vision. [1] [3] The most common type of retinal detachment is rhegmatogenous, which occurs when a tear or hole in the retina lets fluid from the center of the eye get behind it, causing the retina to pull away. [6]

  9. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    The optic disc is where the axons from the retinal ganglion cells collect into the optic nerve. The optic nerve is the bundle of axons that carry the visual signals from the eye to the brain. This optic nerve must penetrate through the wall of the eye, and the hole to accommodate this is usually 20-30% larger than the nerve diameter.