Retinal Detachment
Detachment of the retina is a serious event, which may result in complete blindness. The outer segments of the photoreceptors receive oxygen and nutrition from the choroid. If the retina is detached from the choroid, the photoreceptors will fail. The fovea has no retinal blood vessels and depends wh...
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doaj-48ea86a1d80c44308fbac395b4da44d72020-11-25T01:18:00ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332003-01-0116462526Retinal DetachmentSubhadra JalaliDetachment of the retina is a serious event, which may result in complete blindness. The outer segments of the photoreceptors receive oxygen and nutrition from the choroid. If the retina is detached from the choroid, the photoreceptors will fail. The fovea has no retinal blood vessels and depends wholly on the choroid for its oxygen, so detachment of the macula leads to permanent damage to the cones and rods at the posterior pole, and loss of vision. If the macula is not detached, then good vision can be retained if the retina is re-attached promptly. http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/16/jceh_16_46_025.html |
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Community Eye Health Journal |
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Detachment of the retina is a serious event, which may result in complete blindness. The outer segments of the photoreceptors receive oxygen and nutrition from the choroid. If the retina is detached from the choroid, the photoreceptors will fail. The fovea has no retinal blood vessels and depends wholly on the choroid for its oxygen, so detachment of the macula leads to permanent damage to the cones and rods at the posterior pole, and loss of vision. If the macula is not detached, then good vision can be retained if the retina is re-attached promptly. |
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