loading...| Preferred Name | Vitreous floaters | |
| Synonyms |
Vitreous veils Flitting flies Mouches volantes Myodesopsia Spots in front of eyes Eye floaters Vitreous debris Vitreous opacities Vitreous condensations Myodeopsia |
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| Definitions |
Deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humor, which is normally transparent. Vitreous floaters are described as vitreous condensations (or vitreous debris or vitreous opacities) as a finding upon ophthalmological examination. Floaters can take many forms from little dots, circles, lines, to clouds or cobwebs. The floaters are created by a shadow of the floating vitreal debris that is projected onto the retina, which is described as a veil. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100832 |
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| comment |
Vitreous floaters are described as vitreous condensations (or vitreous debris or vitreous opacities) as a finding upon ophthalmological examination. Floaters can take many forms from little dots, circles, lines, to clouds or cobwebs. The floaters are created by a shadow of the floating vitreal debris that is projected onto the retina, which is described as a veil. |
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| creation_date |
2011-06-09T05:58:09Z |
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| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:162278001 SNOMEDCT_US:15013002 SNOMEDCT_US:420999000 UMLS:C1720491 UMLS:C0016242 |
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| definition |
Deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humor, which is normally transparent. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Vitreous veils Flitting flies Mouches volantes Myodesopsia Spots in front of eyes Eye floaters Vitreous debris Vitreous opacities Vitreous condensations Myodeopsia |
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HP:0100832 |
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| label |
Vitreous floaters |
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| notation |
HP:0100832 |
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| preferred label |
Vitreous floaters |
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| prefLabel |
Vitreous floaters |
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