Giant Retinal Tear Management at Referral Eye Hospital
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Management of Giant Retinal Tear Detachments
Giant retinal tears (GRTs) are full-thickness circumferential tears of more than 90 degrees of the retina that are associated with vitreous detachment. They are related to ocular trauma, high myopia, aphakia, pseudophakia, genetic mutations involving collagen and young age. GRTs comprise 1.5% of all rhegmatogenous retinal detachments and the average age of incidence is 42 years. GRTs are more c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Retina
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2614-8536,2614-8684
DOI: 10.35479/ijretina.2018.vol001.iss001.5