Elevated vitreous αB-crystallin in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and association with proliferative vitreoretinopathy and retinal detachment area.

Published in: International ophthalmology (2020)

The level of αB-crystallin was significantly increased in the vitreous of RRD patients with high-grade PVR and large RD area. This finding suggests that αB-crystallin may function as an endogenous mediator in fibrotic processes in RRD patients.

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high grade
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
low grade