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Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Senile macular degeneration (SMD), as the disease is called, is the major cause of blindness among the elderly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Pathologie fréquente chez les gens âgés, caractérisée par la présence d'une fine granulation de pigment prenant ensuite l'aspect d'amas irréguliers et de taches blanc-jaunâtres (drusen) dans la région maculaire alors que la zone rétinienne périphérique reste habituellement assez saine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Ceguera bilateral [que] se relaciona con la edad, siendo la edad media de aparición de la ceguera en el primer ojo a los 65 años, [se trata de un] proceso degenerativo que [...] afecta a la retina, en concreto, a la zona central de la retina o macular.

PHR

Degeneración macular asociada a la edad exudativa.

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