loading...| Preferred Name |
Vitreous floaters |
| Synonyms |
Flitting flies Vitreous opacities Myodeopsia Spots in front of eyes Vitreous condensations Mouches volantes Vitreous veils Eye floaters Myodesopsia Vitreous debris |
| Definitions |
Deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. Vitreous floaters are described as vitreous condensations (or vitreous debris or vitreous opacities) as a finding upon ophthalmological examination. Floaters can take many forms from little dots, circles, lines, to clouds or cobwebs. The floaters are created by a shadow of the floating vitreal debris that is projected onto the retina, which is described as a veil. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100832 |
| comment |
Vitreous floaters are described as vitreous condensations (or vitreous debris or vitreous opacities) as a finding upon ophthalmological examination. Floaters can take many forms from little dots, circles, lines, to clouds or cobwebs. The floaters are created by a shadow of the floating vitreal debris that is projected onto the retina, which is described as a veil. |
| creation_date |
2011-06-09T05:58:09Z |
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| database_cross_reference |
SNOMEDCT_US:420999000 SNOMEDCT_US:15013002 UMLS:C1720491 UMLS:C0016242 SNOMEDCT_US:162278001 |
| definition |
Deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye's vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. |
| has_exact_synonym |
Flitting flies Vitreous opacities Myodeopsia Spots in front of eyes Vitreous condensations Mouches volantes Vitreous veils Eye floaters Myodesopsia Vitreous debris |
| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype |
| id |
HP:0100832 |
| label |
Vitreous floaters |
| notation |
HP:0100832 |
| prefLabel |
Vitreous floaters |
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