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A comparative study of retinal breaks in phakic and aphakic retinal detachment. 1984

O P Ahuja, and M Shukla, and P Kumar

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012163	Retinal Detachment	Separation of the inner layers of the retina (neural retina) from the pigment epithelium. Retinal detachment occurs more commonly in men than in women, in eyes with degenerative myopia, in aging and in aphakia. It may occur after an uncomplicated cataract extraction, but it is seen more often if vitreous humor has been lost during surgery. (Dorland, 27th ed; Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p310-12).	Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment,Detachment, Retinal,Detachments, Retinal,Retinal Detachments
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001035	Aphakia	Absence of crystalline lens totally or partially from field of vision, from any cause except after cataract extraction. Aphakia is mainly congenital or as result of LENS DISLOCATION AND SUBLUXATION.	Aphakic Eye,Aphakic Eye, Post-traumatic,Aphakic Eye, Traumatic,Aphakias,Aphakic Eye, Post traumatic,Aphakic Eyes,Aphakic Eyes, Post-traumatic,Eye, Aphakic,Eye, Traumatic Aphakic,Post-traumatic Aphakic Eye,Post-traumatic Aphakic Eyes,Traumatic Aphakic Eye,Traumatic Aphakic Eyes
D012189	Retrospective Studies	Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.	Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective