Enlightening new underpinnings in hydration retinal folds.

Gabriel Castilho Sandoval BarbosaAllan Gomes da SilvaJefferson Rocha de SousaCleide Guimarães MachadoAndré Vieira Gomes

Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2022)

We speculate that the increase in arc length of the outer retina generates a centripetal force towards the fovea. Its association with the higher density of photoreceptors in this region, generates resistance in the water inflow, preventing swelling and cellular damage of the central photoreceptors.

Keyphrases

diabetic retinopathy
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography
oxidative stress
single molecule