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Drusen of the optic nerve head

Drusen of the optic nerve head

basophilic, laminated, calcareous acellular masses that resemble crystals within the nerve head, anterior to the lamina cribrosa, that may simulate papilledema and/or cause visual field defects.

Synonym: intrapapillary drusen.


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