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Blood-retinal barrier (BRB) breakdown and leukostasis. In the diseased retina, tight junctions in endothelial cells are compromised, contributing to breakdown, which allows extravasation of blood, plasma, and immune cells into the neural retina. Stressed endothelial cells express adhesion molecules that facilitate adhesion of leukocytes in the process of leukostasis.
