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Preferred term

Macular Degeneration  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Degenerative changes in the RETINA usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the MACULA LUTEA) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Macular Dystrophy
  • Maculopathy

In other languages

  • French

  • Dégénérescence de la macula
  • Dégénérescence maculaire liée à l'âge
  • DMLA
  • Dystrophie maculaire
  • Maculopathie liée à l'âge

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SB8P8SBC-G

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