Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
"Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Vitreoretinal membrane shrinkage or contraction secondary to the proliferation of primarily retinal pigment epithelial cells and glial cells, particularly fibrous astrocytes, followed by membrane formation. The formation of fibrillar collagen and cellular proliferation appear to be the basis for the contractile properties of the epiretinal and vitreous membranes.
| Descriptor ID |
D018630
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.768.890
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative- Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
- Proliferative Vitreoretinopathies
- Vitreoretinopathies, Proliferative
- Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular Inflammatory
- Inflammatories, Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular
- Inflammatory, Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular
- Neovascular Inflammatories, Vitreoretinopathy
- Neovascular Inflammatory, Vitreoretinopathy
- Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular Inflammatories
- Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative" by people in Profiles.
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VISUAL AND ANATOMIC OUTCOMES OF PEDIATRIC ENDOSCOPIC VITRECTOMY IN 326 CASES. Retina. 2020 Nov; 40(11):2083-2090.
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Visual field loss following vitreous surgery. Arch Ophthalmol. 1996 May; 114(5):564-9.