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Optic Disk Drusen

Known as: Optic Disc Drusens, Drusen of optic disc, Optic Disk Drusen [Disease/Finding] 
Optic disk bodies composed primarily of acid mucopolysaccharides that may produce pseudopapilledema (elevation of the optic disk without associated… 
National Institutes of Health

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Crater-like holes of optic discIn BloodMicrobiologicalRetinal Drusen

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DOYNE HONEYCOMB RETINAL DYSTROPHYMicrophthalmia, Posterior, With Retinitis Pigmentosa, Foveoschisis, And Optic Disc Drusen

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Disorder of the optic nerve

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Performance of automated drusen detection by polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography.
PURPOSE To estimate the potential of polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) for quantitative assessment of… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Ocular conditions associated with peripapillary subretinal neovascularization, their relative frequencies, and associated outcomes.
2004
2004
Progression from anomalous optic discs to visible optic disc drusen.
At age 5, a patient underwent fundus photography that disclosed elevated optic discs without drusen. A head computed tomography… 
2004
2004
Clinical appearance of optic disc drusen in childhood
  • H. Erkkilä
  • Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für klinische und…
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 12234136
In a series of 50 individuals with optic disc drusen diagnosed before the age of 15, the anomaly occurred most often in the form… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
RISK FACTORS FOR CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION AND VISION LOSS IN THE FELLOW EYE STUDY OF CNVPT
Purpose: To identify risk factors for the development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and vision loss in the Fellow Eye… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Aetiology and management of choroidal folds
Choroidal folds are known to be associated with a wide variety of pathological conditions, such as central serous retinopathy… 
1982
1982
OPTIC DISC DRUSEN — A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY I. AUTOFLUORESCENCE PICTURES AND FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY
As part of an examination of 180 patients with optic disc drusen, auto‐fluorescence pictures had been taken in 116 patients and… 
1982
1982
OPTIC DISC DRUSEN — A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY II. RETINAL NERVE FIBRE LAYER PHOTOGRAPHY
As part of an examination of 180 patients with optic disc drusen fundus photographs of 159 cases were evaluated. Twenty‐one… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
The pathogenesis of optic nerve drusen. A hypothesis.
Myriads of tiny perivascular drusen were found at histologic examination of the eyes of a 19-year-old patient who had… 
1976
1976
The central vascular pattern of the eyeground in children with drusen of the optic disk
  • H. Erkkilä
  • Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für klinische und…
  • 1976
  • Corpus ID: 40059937
In a series of 50 children with optic disk drusen the anomaly was found to be associated with unusual properties. A cilioretinal… 
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