Biomaterial Database

[Epiretinal macular membranes]. 2005

Oana Mihalcea

Clinica de Oftalmologie, Spital Clinic de Urgenta Militar Central Bucuresti.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008266	Macula Lutea	An oval area in the retina, 3 to 5 mm in diameter, usually located temporal to the posterior pole of the eye and slightly below the level of the optic disk. It is characterized by the presence of a yellow pigment diffusely permeating the inner layers, contains the fovea centralis in its center, and provides the best phototropic visual acuity. It is devoid of retinal blood vessels, except in its periphery, and receives nourishment from the choriocapillaris of the choroid. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Lutea, Macula,Luteas, Macula,Macula Luteas
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D019773	Epiretinal Membrane	A membrane on the vitreal surface of the retina resulting from the proliferation of one or more of three retinal elements: (1) fibrous astrocytes; (2) fibrocytes; and (3) RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. Localized epiretinal membranes may occur at the posterior pole of the eye without clinical signs or may cause marked loss of vision as a result of covering, distorting, or detaching the FOVEA CENTRALIS. Epiretinal membranes may cause vascular leakage and secondary retinal edema. In younger individuals some membranes appear to be developmental in origin and occur in otherwise normal eyes. The majority occur in association with RETINAL HOLES, ocular concussions, retinal inflammation, or after ocular surgery. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p291)	Cellophane Maculopathy,Epimacular Membrane,Macular Puckers,Premacular Fibrosis,Preretinal Macular Fibrosis,Preretinal Membrane,Surface-Wrinkling Retinopathy,Cellophane Maculopathies,Epimacular Membranes,Epiretinal Membranes,Fibrosis, Premacular,Fibrosis, Preretinal Macular,Macular Fibrosis, Preretinal,Macular Pucker,Maculopathy, Cellophane,Membrane, Epimacular,Membrane, Epiretinal,Membrane, Preretinal,Premacular Fibroses,Preretinal Macular Fibroses,Preretinal Membranes,Pucker, Macular,Retinopathy, Surface-Wrinkling,Surface Wrinkling Retinopathy,Surface-Wrinkling Retinopathies