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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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Geographic atrophy of the macula
Alaa M Fadel
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
Correspondence Address:
Alaa M Fadel
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, #9 Victor Bassily Street 02061, Alexandria
Egypt
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1110-9173.165061
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Geographic atrophy of the macula is a late form of dry AMD. Changes found on optical coherence tomography imaging (OCT) include Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) atrophic changes and window defects, with a pronounced photorecetor layer damage.
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