Medical term:
neuroretinitis
neuroretinitis
[noor″o-ret″ĭ-ni´tis]inflammation of the optic nerve and retina.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
neu·ro·ret·i·ni·tis
(nū'rō-ret'i-nī'tis),An inflammation affecting the optic nerve head and the posterior pole of the retina, with cells in the nearby vitreous, usually producing a macular star.
Synonym(s): papilloretinitis
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
neu·ro·ret·i·ni·tis
(nūr'ō-ret-i-nī'tis)An inflammation affecting the optic nerve head and the posterior pole of the retina, with cells in the nearby vitreous, usually producing a macular star.
Synonym(s): papilloretinitis.
Synonym(s): papilloretinitis.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
neuroretinitis
Inflammation of the optic nerve head and adjacent retina. It is characterized by optic disc oedema, loss of vision, macular exudates, which frequently form a star-like pattern, and whitish lesions scattered throughout the fundus. A common cause is viral infection and it may also appear as a complication of syphilis.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
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