Proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy is the recently adopted term for a complicating condition which occasionally follows retinal detachment. The major processes involved are cellular proliferation and membrane formation. These developments greatly reduce the surgical success rate. A case of proliferative vitreoretinopathy is presented here; we briefly review the mechanism of development of this condition, as well as current treatment concepts.
D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014822:Vitreous Body