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The Role of Drusen in Macular Degeneration and New Methods of Quantification

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Retinal Degenerations

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Drusen are yellowish-white subretinal deposits that vary in size and composition. Often easily visible during slit lamp biomicroscopy, they tend to present in multiple morphologies that may vary throughout the lifetime of an eye. The mystery surrounding their relevance has been at the center of attempts to understand age-related macular degeneration (AMD) over the past several decades (1).

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Smith, R.T., Ahmad, U.F. (2007). The Role of Drusen in Macular Degeneration and New Methods of Quantification. In: Tombran-Tink, J., Barnstable, C.J. (eds) Retinal Degenerations. Ophthalmology Research. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-186-4_11

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