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Wet Macular Degeneration

"Wet Macular Degeneration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A form of RETINAL DEGENERATION in which abnormal CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION occurs under the RETINA and MACULA LUTEA, causing bleeding and leaking of fluid. This leads to bulging and or lifting of the macula and the distortion or destruction of central vision.


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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2011 and 2016 and 2017 and 2018 and 2020 and 2021 and 2022 and 2023
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