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Retinal Detachment, with Horseshoe Tear

Retinal Detachment, with Horseshoe Tear
A vessel still bridges the tear. Such vessels, if they break, are the cause of a vitreous hemorrhage, often the initial sign of a retinal detachment.
Machemer, Robert, M.D., Duke Univ. Medical School, Durham, NC, USA
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Retina -> Retinal Detachment, Rhegmatogenous. Retinal Perforations, Breaks -> Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment -> Horse Shoe Tear
retina
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