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 m82
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retinal detachment
Feb 19, 2005 20:49:12 hey does anybody no y iop decreases with a RD? |
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Tim Hunter
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RE: retinal detachment
Feb 20, 2005 08:04:43 Yes |
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KevinL
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RE: retinal detachment
Feb 21, 2005 23:36:35 And me! |
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Patrick
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RE: retinal detachment
Feb 22, 2005 01:28:20 Hard day at the office Tim? |
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Patrick
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RE: retinal detachment
Feb 22, 2005 01:53:22 Increased osmolarity of aqueous 'drawing out' increased levels of plasma. I believe? |
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yzf-r1
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RE: retinal detachment
Feb 22, 2005 08:24:33 When i was a pre-reg the most frustrating thing that i found was answers given to me in complex language (not so much people refusing to give me the answers!)
IOP is thought to drop in cases of retinal detachment due to increased outflow of aqueous from the non-conventional (uveo-scleral) channel. This is expecially true in the case of a retinal break. If you want more information on this topic, look up "Ocular hypotony" |