Posterior decompensation syndrome: macular failure versus senile macular degeneration.
Ann Ophthalmol
; 18(9): 271-2, 1986 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-3767213
ABSTRACT
Macular cone death in adults is caused by failure of the system that carries away the retinal biologic wastes. This failure may be termed the posterior decompensation syndrome, a name intended to convey the dynamic concept of imbalance between formation and elimination of waste. Because of centripetal fluid flow in the subretinal space, a disproportionate amount of drusen-like debris accumulates upon the surface of the lamina vitrea at the posterior pole. Recognition of this concept is the key to prevention of macular failure by reducing the amount of waste generated from the peripheral retina or its transport to the macula.
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Retinianas
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Envelhecimento
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Macula Lutea
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Degeneração Macular
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Terminologia como Assunto
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Ophthalmol
Ano de publicação:
1986
Tipo de documento:
Article