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Retinal Detachment
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Eye
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The eye is the organ of sight, a nearly spherical hollow globe filled with fluids (humors). The outer layer or tunic (sclera, or white, and cornea) is fibrous and protective. The middle tunic layer (choroid, ciliary body and the iris) is vascular. The innermost layer (the retina) is nervous or sensory. The fluids in the eye are divided by the lens into the vitreous humor (behind the lens) and the aqueous humor (in front of the lens). The lens itself is flexible and suspended by ligaments which allow it to change shape to focus light on the retina, which is composed of sensory neurons.
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Slit-Lamp Exam
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A slit-lamp, which is a specialized magnifying microscope, is used to examine the structures of the eye (including the cornea, iris, vitreous, and retina). The slit-lamp is used to examine, treat (with a laser), and photograph (with a camera) the eye.
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• Definition
• Retinal Detachment Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Retinal Detachment Symptoms & Signs
• Retinal Detachment Prevention
• Retinal Detachment Diagnosis & Tests
• Retinal Detachment Treatment
• Retinal Detachment Prognosis
• Retinal Detachment Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Nearsightedness
• Retinopathy of Prematurity
Tests & Exams
• Fluorescein Angiography
• Ophthalmoscopy
• Refraction Test
• Slit-Lamp Exam
• Tonometry
• Ultrasound
• Visual Acuity Test
• Visual Field
Surgery & Procedures
• Laser Surgery
Other Topics
• Blindness
• Macula Lutea
• Peripheral
• Retina
• Sclera
• Stimulus
• Vision Problems
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