Diseases

Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

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.

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular Inflammatory
  • Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
  • Inflammatories, Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular
  • Inflammatory, Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular
  • Neovascular Inflammatories, Vitreoretinopathy
  • Neovascular Inflammatory, Vitreoretinopathy
  • Proliferative Vitreoretinopathies
  • Vitreoretinopathies, Proliferative
  • Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular Inflammatories

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Eye Diseases (1981-1994)
  • Retinal Diseases (1983-1994)
  • Vitreous Body (1981-1994)

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  1. C11w.768w.890w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018630. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018630
  2. Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proliferative_vitreoretinopathy
  3. Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7249608