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Review
. 2009 Feb;102(2):56-61.
doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.080298.

Age-related macular degeneration

Tariq Ayoub  1 , Nishal Patel
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Review

Age-related macular degeneration

Tariq Ayoub et al. J R Soc Med. 2009 Feb.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A, Fundus photograph showing focal changes in the right eye at the macula, with the presence of drusen and focal thickening of the retina; B–D showing early to late phases of fluorescein angiography demonstrating hyperfluorescence in the area of focal thickening confirming the presence of a true classic CNV membrane associated with an adjacent sub-retinal pigment epithelial detachment
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