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(plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina.

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  • In the less severe "dry" form, accounting for the vast majority of cases, yellowish deposits called drusen accumulate beneath the macula.
  • In the CAPT, patients with signs of early AMD, defined as 10 or more large deposits known as drusen on the retina and vision 20 / 40 or better, initially completed a
  • Called drusen - that appear in the center of the retina, called the macula.
  • And drusen is an early form of macular degeneration.
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