About The Medical Condition Optic Disk Drusens
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Optic Disk Drusens
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Optic Disk Drusens?
Optic disk bodies composed primarily of acid mucopolysaccharides that may produce pseudopapilledema (elevation of the optic disk without associated INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION) and visual field deficits. Drusen may also occur in the retina (see RETINAL DRUSEN). (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p355)
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