Difluprednate (Into the eye) dye-floo-PRED-nate Treats eye irritation and inflammation. This medicine is a corticosteroid. Drug classes Anti-Inflammatory (About this – PubMed…
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Photoreceptor Cells (Photosensitive Cells) A photoreceptor cell is a specialized type of neuron found in the retina. Photoreceptors convert light into signals…
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Rod Cells A rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light. The rods are more sensitive than the cones, but…
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Retinoblastoma: Tests Cancer that forms in the tissues of the retina (the light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the…
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Blind Spot (Optic Disc) Optic disc, also known as the anatomical blind spot, the specific region of the retina where the optic…
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Melanoma of the Eye (Intraocular Melanoma) A rare cancer of melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) found in the eye. Part…
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Intraocular Melanoma (see Melanoma of the Eye)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Melanoma of the Eye (Intraocular Melanoma) A rare cancer of melanocytes (cells that produce the pigment melanin) found in the eye. Part…
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Tests
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD): Tests A condition in which there is a slow breakdown of in the center of the (the light-sensitive…
