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A retrogressive pathological change in the retina, focal or generalized, caused by genetic defects, inflammation, trauma, vascular disease, or aging. Degeneration affecting predominantly the macula lutea of the retina is MACULAR DEGENERATION. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p304)
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- Degeneration, Retinal
- Degenerations, Retinal
- Retinal Degenerations
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- Eye Diseases (1966-1967)
- Retina (1966-1967)
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- National Library of Medicine. Retinal Degeneration. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012162. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012162
- Retinal Degeneration. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3043268