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age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), hemorrhagic Detachm. of RPE, Histol

age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), hemorrhagic Detachm. of RPE, Histol
The RPE is detached and the space is filled with blood. This occurs when new blood vessels underneath the RPE burst. In this specimen they are not visible.
Machemer, Robert, M.D., Duke Univ. Medical School, Durham, NC, USA
H35.325
Choroid -> Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD, ARMD) -> Pigment Epithelium Detachment
choroid
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