loading...| Preferred Name |
Vitreous floaters |
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| 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 |
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. Deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. |
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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 humour, 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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| id |
HP:0100832 |
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| label |
Vitreous floaters |
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| notation |
HP:0100832 |
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| prefLabel |
Vitreous floaters |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MP_0002090 |