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Macular Drusen

Pigmentary changes

Peripheral Drusen

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD, ARMD)

Drusen

are tiny hyaline deposits on Bruch’s membrane (of the retinal pigment epithelium).

Drusen can appear as hypo or hyper-autofluorescent. Peripheral drusen and especially

pigmentary changes can suggest a poor prognosis.

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Age-Related Macular Degeneration