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Retinal Tears, Attached Retina

Retinal Tears, Attached Retina
Two retianal tears caused by vitreous traction: one round hole with freely floating operculum, the other with horseshoe tear. These holes must have existed for a while since they show pigmentation and have not caused RD. (Fixed pathological specimen)
Machemer, Robert, M.D., Duke Univ. Medical School, Durham, NC, USA
H33.33
Retina -> Retinal Detachment, Rhegmatogenous. Retinal Perforations, Breaks -> Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment -> Horse Shoe Tear
retina
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