Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8794251 | Ophthalmology | 2018 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
Although the ultrastructural characteristics of cuticular drusen appear more similar to those of hard drusen, their lifecycle and macular complications are more comparable with those of soft drusen. Cuticular drusen phenotype may confer a unique risk for the development of GA and neovascularization.
Keywords
AVLlogMARPDEAMDSDDRPEFAFICGABCVANIRgeographic atrophyIndocyanine green angiographyfluorescein angiographyNear-infrared reflectanceretinal pigment epitheliumbest-corrected visual acuityPigment epithelial detachmentspectral-domaindiopterage-related macular degenerationfundus autofluorescencelogarithm of the minimum angle of resolution
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Authors
Chandrakumar MD, PhD, Svetlana MD, PhD, Rosa MD, PhD, Murray PhD, Fred K. MD, PhD, Randev MD, Sarah MD, Lay Khoon PhD, Orly MD, Christine A. PhD, K. Bailey MD, Lawrence A. MD,