subretinal
Beneath the Retina
Plain-language definition
The space between the retina and the retinal pigment epithelium, where fluid or blood accumulates in conditions like wet AMD and retinal detachment.
Where this term comes up
“Chronic or recurrent fluid requires closer management because persistent subretinal fluid can damage the macula.”
Condition · Central Serous Retinopathy
“Subretinal fluid is sometimes drained”
Treatment · Scleral Buckle Surgery
“Reticular pseudodrusen are a distinct type of deposit located above the RPE, within the subretinal space, rather than below it like conventional drusen.”
Finding · Drusen
- Category
- Anatomy
- Also written as
- No alternate forms listed.
Anatomy terms name the eye, orbit, optic nerve, retina, or visual pathway structures that may appear in an exam note or imaging report.
Related glossary terms
- macula
Central Retina
- OCT
Optical Coherence Tomography
- fundus
Back of the Eye
- hemorrhage
Bleeding
- epithelium
Surface Cell Layer
- fluorescein
Yellow Eye Dye
A note on medical context
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