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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
background diabetic retinopathy +   
diabetic macular edema 
diabetic maculopathy +  
proliferative diabetic retinopathy +   
This advanced, severe stage of diabetic retinopathy mainly occurs when many of the blood vessels in the retina close, preventing sufficient blood flow. In an attempt to supply blood to the area where the original vessels closed, the retina responds by growing new blood vessels, which is called neovascularization.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: High risk PDR ;   High risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy ;   High risk proliferative retinopathy ;   PDR
Xrefs: EFO:0009322 ;   ICD9CM:362.02 ;   MONDO:0001660 ;   NCI:C84457

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