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Age-related Bruch's membrane change: a clinical study of the relative role of heredity and environment.
1 Jul 1993
Abstract excerpt
For many years there has been controversy concerning the role of genetic influences in the pathogenesis of age-related macular disease. It is widely believed that the lesions causing visual loss occur in response to age-related changes in Bruch's membrane which are recognised clinically as drusen. In this study the density, size, and confluence of drusen as shown on colour photographs were compared in eyes of 50...
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