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Ora Serrata

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Peripheral retina

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The ora serrata is the serrated anterior border of the neurosensory retina. It’s dentate or “teeth-like” processes extend anteriorly into the pars plana of the ciliary body. Anatomically, it is located approximately 5–6 mm posterior to the limbus. Ora bays are created by extensions of the pars plana into the ora serrata, creating scalloped-shape borders.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute, 925 N. 87th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA

    Kimberly E. Stepien

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  1. Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Medical University of Wien Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Wien, Austria

    Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main Department of Ophthalmology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen

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Stepien, K.E. (2015). Ora Serrata. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35951-4_113-2

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