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macular drusen
Definitions related to macular drusen:
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Drusen (singular, 'druse') are tiny yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material (lipofuscin) that build up in Bruch's membrane of the eye. This class refers to the presence of Drusen in the macula.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Tiny, white hyaline deposits that are lodged between the retina and the retinal pigment epithelium; they are a physical finding in age related macular degeneration.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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