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Cystoid Macular Edema

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Cystoid macular edema (CME): macular thickening associated with increased fluid within the sensory retina of the macula, primarily the outer plexiform layer

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  1. Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA

    Daniela Santos MD & Richard Hwang MD, PhD

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  1. Daniela Santos MD
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Correspondence to Richard Hwang MD, PhD .

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA

    Carlos A. Medina

  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, MIAMI, Florida, USA

    Justin H. Townsend

  3. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Arun D. Singh

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Santos, D., Hwang, R. (2016). Cystoid Macular Edema. In: Medina, C., Townsend, J., Singh, A. (eds) Manual of Retinal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4_83

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