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| The surgical removal of the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye. |
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| The surgical removal of the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye. |
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| The posterior cavity contains a substance, with a consistency similar to soft gelatin, called? |
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| The purpose of vitreous humor is to? |
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| Help maintain sufficient pressure inside the eye to prevent the eyeball from collapsing. |
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| The purpose of vitreous humor is to? |
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| Help maintain sufficient pressure inside the eye to prevent the eyeball from collapsing. |
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| The hyaloid membrane encloses what? |
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| The hyaloid membrane encloses what? |
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| Where is the incision into the globe made? |
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| The removal of the eye's crystalline lens during a vitrectomy. |
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| What procedure is performed to treat proliferative diabetic retinopathy? |
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| One of the three layers of the eye located near the point where the iris and sclera join, which is the section of the uvea. |
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| When a vitreous hemorrhage occurs due to a retinal tear, a vitrectomy is performed to due what? |
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| Remove the blood to see if there is a detachement. |
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| Detachment of the macula could result in what? |
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| Traction retinal detachment involves? |
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| When vitreous humor pulls on scar tissue and the retina may detach. |
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