dis·ci·form

(dĭs′ə-fôrm′, dĭs′kə-)

adj.

Flat and rounded in shape; discoid.

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disciform

(ˈdɪsɪˌfɔːm)

adj

resembling the shape of a disc

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Adj.

disciform - having a round or oval shape like a disc; "a disciform skin lesion"

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It is important to remember that distortion is also caused by drusen, epiretinal membrane, macular traction and disciform scar, which can be a cause of false positive referrals.

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Pathogenesis of disciform detachment of the neuroepithelium.

Fundus Autofluorescence Changes in Age-related Maculopathy

(13) Although we reviewed the material 2-dimensionally, most massive submucosal ganglia appeared to be globular, and only 1 massive submucosal ganglion appeared to be disciform. The presumably disciform massive submucosal ganglion occupied the Henle plexus and appeared to be orthogonal to the mucosa.

Massive Submucosal Ganglia in Colonic Inertia

For example, in a retrospective observational series of25 patients with active neovascular AMD in one eye and disciform scarring in the fellow eye, treatment of the eye with active disease with ranibizumab resulted in clinical improvement in the fellow eye with disciform scarring, as measured by visual acuity, fluorescein angiography, and/or OCT [5].

Therapeutic Effect of Anti-VEGF for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the Untreated Fellow Eye

Winship, "Senile disciform macular degeneration and smoking," Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, vol.

Effects of Smoking on Outcomes of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Smoking and Anti-VEGF Therapy in nAMD

In turn, this leads to vascular leakage and fluid accumulation, with formation of fibrovascular disciform scars in the retina that can be observed by ophthalmoscopy [79].

Visual Features in Alzheimer's Disease: From Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Overview

Late AMD was defined by the presence of at least one of the following pathological signs: geographic atrophy, disciform scar, retinal pigment epithelial detachment, and subretinal hemorrhage.

Pesticide use and age-related macular degeneration in the agricultural health study

In addition, topical steroids with topical acyclovir were used for disciform keratitis.

A clinical study of pattern, complications, and visual outcome of viral keratitis

canis vary greatly and may include disciform macular detachment, multifocal granulomas, retinal tracks, peripheral retinal detachment, papillitis, peripheral retinal mass, pars plana mass, vitritis, endophthalmitis, and cataract.6 However, to our knowledge, retinal vasculitis has not been previously described in patients with ocular Toxocariasis.

Prevalence of paediatric ocular toxocariasis--a prospective study in a tertiary eye care centre in South India

The development of an experimental model of subretinal neovascularization in disciform macular degeneration.

Correlation of In Vivo and In Vitro Methods in Measuring Choroidal Vascularization Volumes Using a Subretinal Injection Induced Choroidal Neovascularization Model