Atlas of Ophthalmology

PVR. Subretinal Proliferation

PVR. Subretinal Proliferation
White sheets of varying thickness and tightly pulled straight strands are seen after longstanding detachment after an injury. They are usually composed of glial tissue and are an expression of PVR. The retina has spontaneously reattached.
Machemer, Robert, M.D., Duke Univ. Medical School, Durham, NC, USA
H35.23
Retina -> Retinal Detachment, Rhegmatogenous. Retinal Perforations, Breaks -> Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR) -> Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR), Subretinal Proliferation
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