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Retinal detachment is a common disease; this chapter mainly introduces the anatomy, histology, and embryology of retinal detachment, classification of retinal detachment, and the development and natural history of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.
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Ma, K., Zhou, N., Wei, W. (2018). Introduction of Retinal Detachment. In: Wei, W. (eds) Atlas of Retinal Detachment. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8231-3_1
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