loading...| Preferred Name |
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| Synonyms |
Macular oedema |
| Definitions |
Thickening of the retina that takes place due to accumulation of fluid in the macula as a nonspecific response to blood-retinal barrier breakdown. Macular edema is a common pathological response to a wide variety of ocular insults, most commonly after intraocular (e.g. cataract) surgery or in association with retinal vascular (e.g. diabetic eye disease, retinal vein occlusion) or inflammatory (e.g. uveitis) disease. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0040049 |
| created_by |
HPO:skoehler |
| database_cross_reference |
MSH:D008269 SNOMEDCT_US:37231002 UMLS:C0271051 |
| definition |
Thickening of the retina that takes place due to accumulation of fluid in the macula as a nonspecific response to blood-retinal barrier breakdown. Macular edema is a common pathological response to a wide variety of ocular insults, most commonly after intraocular (e.g. cataract) surgery or in association with retinal vascular (e.g. diabetic eye disease, retinal vein occlusion) or inflammatory (e.g. uveitis) disease. |
| has_exact_synonym |
Macular oedema |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0040049 |
| label |
Macular edema |
| notation |
HP:0040049 |
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