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Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface Pathology

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In posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) [1, 2]; (a) commoner in simple myopia; (b) syneresis refers to vitreous condensation; (c) Mostly spontaneous; (d) can be caused by panretinal photocoagulation (PRP); (e) can be caused by uveitis

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Gouder, M.J. (2020). Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface Pathology. In: The Retina. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48591-7_6

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