fibrosis
Scar Tissue Formation
Plain-language definition
Development of excess connective (scar) tissue from injury or chronic inflammation. In the eye it can distort the retina or block drainage.
Where this term comes up
“An epiretinal membrane (ERM), also called a macular pucker or cellophane maculopathy, is a thin layer of fibrous scar tissue that forms on the surface of the macula.”
Condition · Epiretinal Membrane
“This case report describes the first documented use of transarterial Onyx embolization in an orbital solitary fibrous tumor (SFT), including histopathologic findings of the embolization material within the resected specimen.”
Publication · Transarterial Onyx Embolization of an Orbital Solitary Fibrous Tumor
“Thyroid eye disease - restriction (tethering) of a muscle limits movement in the direction opposite to that muscle's normal action; classically a tight (fibrotic) inferior rectus tethers the globe and limits upgaze”
Test · Hess Chart Test
- Category
- Condition, finding, or disease process
- Also written as
- fibrous, fibrotic
Pathology terms describe diseases, tissue changes, exam findings, or complications that can affect vision or eye comfort.
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A note on medical context
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