Preferred Label : Familial drusen;
ICD-11 definition : These are tiny familial yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material that
build up between Bruch's membrane and the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye. The
presence of a few small (hard) drusen is normal with advancing age, and most people
over 40 have some hard drusen. However, the presence of larger and more numerous drusen
in the macula is a common early sign of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).;
Origin ID : 1768933446;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
These are tiny familial yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material that
build up between Bruch's membrane and the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye. The
presence of a few small (hard) drusen is normal with advancing age, and most people
over 40 have some hard drusen. However, the presence of larger and more numerous drusen
in the macula is a common early sign of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
