Interleukin and growth factor levels in subretinal fluid in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a major cause of visual loss in developed countries. Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR), an eye-sight threatening complication of RRD surgery, resembles a wound-healing process with inflammation, scar tissue formation, and membrane contractio...

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Main Authors: Lukas J A G Ricker, Aize Kijlstra, Alfons G H Kessels, Wilco de Jager, Albert T A Liem, Fred Hendrikse, Ellen C La Heij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3083411?pdf=render