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. 1985 Apr;69(4):237–239. doi: 10.1136/bjo.69.4.237

Do we need a retinal pigment epithelium (or choroid) for the maintenance of retinal apposition?

W S Foulds
PMCID: PMC1040574  PMID: 3994939

Abstract

The relative rarity of retinal detachment following extensive surgical resection of choroid and retinal pigment epithelium for choroidal malignant melanoma is discussed in relation to the factors maintaining retinal apposition under these circumstances.

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