NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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small, hard cystic mass (granuloma) on the eyelid
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progressive damage to the macula of the retina
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two layers of the retina separate from each other
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clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision
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Detailed explanation-1: -Retinal detachment refers to separation of the inner layers of the retina from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE, choroid). The choroid is a vascular membrane containing large branched pigment cells sandwiched between the retina and sclera.
Detailed explanation-2: -Retinal detachment occurs when subretinal fluid accumulates between the neurosensory retina and the retinal pigment epithelium.
Detailed explanation-3: -Detached retina. Retinal detachment is a separation of the light-sensitive membrane (retina) in the back of the eye from its supporting layers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Depending on how much of your retina is detached and what type of retinal detachment you have, your eye doctor may recommend laser surgery, freezing treatment, or other types of surgery to fix any tears or breaks in your retina and reattach your retina to the back of your eye.
Detailed explanation-5: -As a general rule, retinal detachment occurs in both eyes in about one in ten patients with an initial retinal detachment in one eye. The second detachment in the fellow eye may occur even years later.