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  2. Floater - Wikipedia

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    Floaters present at birth usually remain lifelong, while those that appear later may disappear within weeks or months. [10] They are not uncommon, and do not cause serious problems for most people. [9] A survey of optometrists in 2002 suggested that an average of 14 patients per month per optometrist presented with symptoms of floaters in the ...

  3. Posterior vitreous detachment - Wikipedia

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    The risk of retinal detachment is the greatest in the first 6 weeks following a vitreous detachment, but can occur over 3 months after the event.. The risk of retinal tears and detachment associated with vitreous detachment is higher in patients with myopic retinal degeneration, lattice degeneration, and a familial or personal history of previous retinal tears/detachment.

  4. International Classification of Diseases - Wikipedia

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    Adoption of ICD-10-CM was slow in the United States. Since 1979, the US had required ICD-9-CM codes [11] for Medicare and Medicaid claims, and most of the rest of the American medical industry followed suit. On 1 January 1999 the ICD-10 (without clinical extensions) was adopted for reporting mortality, but ICD-9-CM was still used for morbidity ...

  5. Photopsia - Wikipedia

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    Photopsia is the presence of perceived flashes of light in the field of vision.. It is most commonly associated with: [4] posterior vitreous detachment; migraine aura (ocular migraine / retinal migraine)

  6. ICD-10 - Wikipedia

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    ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]

  7. Asteroid hyalosis - Wikipedia

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    Asteroid hyalosis is a degenerative condition of the eye involving small white opacities in the vitreous humor. [1] It is known to occur in humans, dogs , cats , horses , and chinchillas . [ 2 ] Clinically, these opacities are quite refractile, giving the appearance of stars shining in the night sky—except that ocular asteroids are often ...

  8. Birdshot chorioretinopathy - Wikipedia

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    Birdshot chorioretinopathy, now commonly named birdshot uveitis or HLA-A29 uveitis, [1] is a rare form of bilateral posterior uveitis affecting both eyes.It causes severe, progressive inflammation of both the choroid and retina.

  9. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Pseudoexfoliation syndrome, often abbreviated as PEX [1] and sometimes as PES or PXS, is an aging-related systemic disease manifesting itself primarily in the eyes which is characterized by the accumulation of microscopic granular amyloid-like protein fibers. [2]