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Wet Macular Degeneration  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A form of RETINAL DEGENERATION in which abnormal CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION occurs under the RETINA and MACULA LUTEA, causing bleeding and leaking of fluid. This leads to bulging and or lifting of the macula and the distortion or destruction of central vision.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DK523CPH-W

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