Retinal Disorders
The part of the eye that sends visual messages to the brain is known as the retina. Disorders of the retina include disease of, injury, or damage to the retina, all of which affect the quality of vision. Some retinal disorders are serious enough to cause blindness. The most common retinal disorders are retinal detachment, retinoblastoma, retinopathy, Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO), Macular Degeneration (also known as Age-related Macular Degeneration or AMD), and Retinitis Pigmentosa.
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[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy].
Abstract: , , , , , , , , (2006). [Hyperbaric oxygen therapy]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society, 2006 Jul;Suppl():46. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17115536
Resolution of diabetic macular oedema following high altitude exercise.
Abstract: Averous, Erginay, Timsit, Haouchine, Gaudric, Massin, , , (2006). Resolution of diabetic macular oedema following high altitude exercise. Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2006 Dec;84(6):830-1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17083552
Multiple branch retinal arteriolar occlusions associated with smallpox vaccination.
Abstract: We describe a rare combination of multiple multiple branch retinal arteriolar occlusions (BRAO) and encephalopathy, which developed in an adult male 10 days after smallpox vaccination. A 53-year-old physician presented with sudden temporal visual field loss...