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Optic disc drusen

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Optic disc drusen are acellular, calcified deposits within the optic nerve head. Optic disc drusen are congenital and developmental anomalies of the optic nerve head, representing hyaline-containing bodies that, over time, appear as elevated, lumpy irregularities on the anterior portion of the optic nerve. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22787500 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658477 ]

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Optic disc drusen

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Optic disc drusen can lead to an elevated disc and thus mimic disc swelling (pseudopapilledema).

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peter

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2013-11-12T10:36:06Z

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human_phenotype

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HP:0012426

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