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Encircling Band, Erosion

Encircling Band, Erosion
An encircling band has eroded the sclera and is seen underneath the retina. This occurs when the band has been to tight, the sclera has been overtreated (see the atrophy of the choroid) or the band has been too narrow.
Machemer, Robert, M.D., Duke Univ. Medical School, Durham, NC, USA
T85.341
Retina -> Surgical Procedures and Postoperative Cases -> Complications -> Encircling Band Erosion
Surgical procedures and postoperative cases;retina; sclera
2031
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