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This chapter is about posterior hyaloid contraction syndrome. This phenomenon occurs after a vitrectomy and is caused by a postoperative posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). The pathology and surgery is described. Videos are included.
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Joshi MM, Ciaccia S, Trese MT, Capone A Jr. Posterior hyaloid contracture in pediatric vitreoretinopathies. Retina. 2006;26(7 Supplement):S38–41.
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Spandau, U., Kim, S.J. (2019). Posterior Hyaloid Contraction Syndrome. In: Pediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13701-4_23
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