pseudodrusen
Reticular Pseudodrusen
Plain-language definition
Small yellowish deposits above the RPE (unlike true drusen which are below it). Associated with a higher risk of progression to advanced AMD.
Where this term comes up
“Reticular pseudodrusen are a distinct type of deposit located above the RPE, within the subretinal space, rather than below it like conventional drusen.”
Finding · Drusen
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- Condition, finding, or disease process
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