Incidentally discovered optic nerve head drusen
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Incidentally discovered optic nerve head drusen.
Optic nerve head drusen (ONHD) is an uncommon condition, resulting from intraand extracellular mucoproteinic deposits in the optic nerve. These deposits, called “drusen bodies”, gradually enlarge and tend to calcify. Other threatening ocular conditions seem to be associated including vascular occlusions, choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) and retinal hemorrhages. The prevalence of the diseas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1780-2393
DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.132