| GTO ID(s) | GTC0050 | GTC0095 |
| Disease Name | Macular Edema |
| Synonyms | cystoid macular edema, macular retinal edema, macular edema, macular oedema, macular edema, cystoid, irvine-gass syndrome |
| Definition | HPO:Thickening of the retina that takes place due to accumulation of fluid in the macula as a nonspecific response to blood-retinal barrier breakdown. Macular edema is a common pathological response to a wide variety of ocular insults, most commonly after intraocular (e.g. cataract) surgery or in association with retinal vascular (e.g. diabetic eye disease, retinal vein occlusion) or inflammatory (e.g. uveitis) disease. |
| Xref | DO:4447 | DO:4449 | MESH:D008269 | NCI:C35468 | HPO:HP:0040049 | MONDO:0003005 | MSH:D008269 | SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:37231002 | UMLS_CUI:C0271051 |
| Disease Group | Other |