DETACHED RETINA

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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The separationof the inner layer of the retina from the outer pigment layer. Also called retinal detachment. See diabetic retinopathy.

DETACHED RETINA: "A detached retina causes you to see flashes of light."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. RETINA
  2. PHOTOPIGMENT
  3. OUTER NUCLEAR LAYER
  4. RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP)
  5. OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER
  6. SHORT-WAVELENGTH PIGMENT
  7. AMACRINE CELLS
  8. EPIDERMIS
  9. RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
  10. RETINAL HORIZONTAL CELLS
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "DETACHED RETINA," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/detached-retina/ (accessed April 20, 2018).
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