Drusen and pigment abnormality predict the development of neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Japanese patients.

Drusen and pigment abnormality predict the development of neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Japanese patients.

Drusen are known to be the important hallmark to predict the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The prevalence of drusen is lower in Asians compared with Caucasians so that the role of signs constituting early AMD is not well established in Asian populations as in Western countri...

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Main Authors: Shoji Notomi, Satomi Shiose, Keijiro Ishikawa, Yosuke Fukuda, Kumiko Kano, Kenichiro Mori, Iori Wada, Yoshihiro Kaizu, Hidetaka Matsumoto, Masato Akiyama, Koh-Hei Sonoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255213

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