snail track degeneration

circumferential line of fine white dots in the peripheral retina associated with atrophic retinal holes.

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snail track de·gen·er·a·tion

(snāl trak dĕ-jen'ĕr-ā'shŭn)

Circumferential line of fine white dots in the peripheral retina associated with atrophic retinal holes.

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Snail track degeneration occurs circumferentially in the peripheral retina and appears as chains of whitish radiant dots consisting of microglia and astrocytes.