“the retina”

The following 3 entries include the term the retina.

central artery of the retina

noun

: a branch of the ophthalmic artery that passes to the retina in the middle of the optic nerve and branches to form the arterioles of the retina

central vein of the retina

noun

: a vein that is formed by union of the veins draining the retina, passes with the central artery of the retina in the optic nerve, and empties into the superior ophthalmic vein

detachment of the retina

noun

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