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Bilateral Confluent Drusen

Bilateral Confluent Drusen Abstract In the first case of this paper, extensive bilateral confluent drusen * of the kind seen in Doyne's honeycombed choroiditis are found related to an old choroiditis. A second case with bilateral confluent drusen in choroidal involvement in chronic granulocytic leukemia is briefly described. The hyaline depositions in both cases are believed to be the result of old exudation. Duke-Elder1 gives an excellent summary of the basic situations in which drusen or colloid bodies of Bruch's membrane may be found in the human eye: "A degeneration of this type occurs in three sets of circumstances: 1) as a senile phenomenon (in normal eyes), 2) as a degenerative phenomenon in diseased eyes (vascular, inflammatory, neoplastic), and 3) as a transmissible primary degeneration in which case it constitutes a separate clinical entity." Ophthalmoscopically, drusen represent yellowish spots deep in the retina. They are usually round and may be surrounded by a small References 1. There is some confusion in the American literature about the term drusen. Drusen is a German word for clear crystallizations found in rocks. They are commonly confused with Drüsen, the German word for gland. 2. Duke-Elder, W. S.: Text-Book of Ophthalmology , Vol. 3 St. Louis, The C. V. Mosby Company, 1941, p. 2747. 3. Mueller, H.: Anatomische Beitraege zur Ophthalmologie , Arch. Ophthal. 2:1 ( (Pt. 2) ) 1855.Crossref 4. Alt, A.: Beitrage zur pathologischen Anatomie des menschlichen Auges , Arch. Ophthal. Otolaryng. 6:304, 1877. 5. Donders, F. C.: Beitrage zur pathologischen Anatomie des Auges , Arch. Ophthal. 1:106 ( (Pt. 2) ) 1855.Crossref 6. de Vincentiis, cited by Rones.10 7. Kerschbaumer, R.: Über Altersveränderungen der Uvea , Arch. Ophthal. 38:127 ( (Pt. 1) ) 1892.Crossref 8. Schieck, F.: Zur Genese der sogenannten Drusen der Glaslamelle , Ber. Deutsch Ophthal. Ges. 1903, p. 320. 9. Rudnew, cited by Rones.10 10. Coats, G.: The Structure of the Membrane of Bruch, and Its Relations to the Formation of Colloid Excrescences , Roy. Lond. Ophthal. Hosp. Rep. 16: 164, 1904-1905. 11. Rones, B.: Formation of Drusen of the Lamina Vitrea , Arch. Ophthal. 18:388, 1937.Crossref 12. Verhoeff, F. H., in discussion on Rones,10 p. 400. 13. Wolter, J. R.: Die Histogenese der Drusen im Pigmentepithel der Netzhaut des menschlichen Auges , Klin. Mbl. Augenheilk. 130:86, 1957. 14. Wolter, J. R.: Pathology of So-Called Senile Guttate Choroiditis, 18th Concilium Ophthalmologicum 1958, Belgium, p. 435. 15. Leber, T., in Graefe and Saemisch: Handbuch der gesamten Augenheilkunde , Ed. 2, Leipzig, W. Engelmann, 1916, Vol. 17, Chap. 10 A, p. 2017. 16. Hutchinson, J.: Symmetrical Central Chorio-Retinitis Occurring in Senile Persons , Roy. Lond. Ophthal. Hosp. Rep. 8:23, 1876. 17. Gifford, S. R., and Cushman, B.: Certain Retinopathies Due to Changes in the Lamina Vitrea , Arch. Ophthal. 23:60, 1940.Crossref 18. Nuel, J. P.: Oedème vésiculaire de la macula lutea , Arch. Ophthal. (Par.) 28:737, 1908. 19. Doyne, R. W.: Peculiar Condition of Choroiditis Occurring in Several Members of the Same Family , Trans. Ophthal. Soc. U.K. 19:71, 1899. 20. Doyne, R. W.: Further Notes on Family Choroiditis , Trans. Ophthal. Soc. U.K. 30:274, 1910. 21. Sorsby, A.: The Dystrophies of the Macula , Brit. J. Ophthal. 24:469, 1940.Crossref 22. Collins, E. T.: A Pathological Report upon a Case of Doyne's Choroiditis , Ophthalmoscope 11:537, 1913. 23. Collins, E. T.: Hereditary Ocular Degenerations , in Proceedings of the International Congress of Ophthalmology , Washington, D.C., 1922, p. 103. 24. Fuchs, A.: Diseases of the Fundus Oculi , Blakiston Company, Philadelphia and Toronto, 1949, p. 161. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

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Abstract In the first case of this paper, extensive bilateral confluent drusen * of the kind seen in Doyne's honeycombed choroiditis are found related to an old choroiditis. A second case with bilateral confluent drusen in choroidal involvement in chronic granulocytic leukemia is briefly described. The hyaline depositions in both cases are believed to be the result of old exudation. Duke-Elder1 gives an excellent summary of the basic situations in which drusen or colloid bodies of Bruch's membrane may be found in the human eye: "A degeneration of this type occurs in three sets of circumstances: 1) as a senile phenomenon (in normal eyes), 2) as a degenerative phenomenon in diseased eyes (vascular, inflammatory, neoplastic), and 3) as a transmissible primary degeneration in which case it constitutes a separate clinical entity." Ophthalmoscopically, drusen represent yellowish spots deep in the retina. They are usually round and may be surrounded by a small References 1. There is some confusion in the American literature about the term drusen. Drusen is a German word for clear crystallizations found in rocks. They are commonly confused with Drüsen, the German word for gland. 2. Duke-Elder, W. S.: Text-Book of Ophthalmology , Vol. 3 St. Louis, The C. V. Mosby Company, 1941, p. 2747. 3. Mueller, H.: Anatomische Beitraege zur Ophthalmologie , Arch. Ophthal. 2:1 ( (Pt. 2) ) 1855.Crossref 4. Alt, A.: Beitrage zur pathologischen Anatomie des menschlichen Auges , Arch. Ophthal. Otolaryng. 6:304, 1877. 5. Donders, F. C.: Beitrage zur pathologischen Anatomie des Auges , Arch. Ophthal. 1:106 ( (Pt. 2) ) 1855.Crossref 6. de Vincentiis, cited by Rones.10 7. Kerschbaumer, R.: Über Altersveränderungen der Uvea , Arch. Ophthal. 38:127 ( (Pt. 1) ) 1892.Crossref 8. Schieck, F.: Zur Genese der sogenannten Drusen der Glaslamelle , Ber. Deutsch Ophthal. Ges. 1903, p. 320. 9. Rudnew, cited by Rones.10 10. Coats, G.: The Structure of the Membrane of Bruch, and Its Relations to the Formation of Colloid Excrescences , Roy. Lond. Ophthal. Hosp. Rep. 16: 164, 1904-1905. 11. Rones, B.: Formation of Drusen of the Lamina Vitrea , Arch. Ophthal. 18:388, 1937.Crossref 12. Verhoeff, F. H., in discussion on Rones,10 p. 400. 13. Wolter, J. R.: Die Histogenese der Drusen im Pigmentepithel der Netzhaut des menschlichen Auges , Klin. Mbl. Augenheilk. 130:86, 1957. 14. Wolter, J. R.: Pathology of So-Called Senile Guttate Choroiditis, 18th Concilium Ophthalmologicum 1958, Belgium, p. 435. 15. Leber, T., in Graefe and Saemisch: Handbuch der gesamten Augenheilkunde , Ed. 2, Leipzig, W. Engelmann, 1916, Vol. 17, Chap. 10 A, p. 2017. 16. Hutchinson, J.: Symmetrical Central Chorio-Retinitis Occurring in Senile Persons , Roy. Lond. Ophthal. Hosp. Rep. 8:23, 1876. 17. Gifford, S. R., and Cushman, B.: Certain Retinopathies Due to Changes in the Lamina Vitrea , Arch. Ophthal. 23:60, 1940.Crossref 18. Nuel, J. P.: Oedème vésiculaire de la macula lutea , Arch. Ophthal. (Par.) 28:737, 1908. 19. Doyne, R. W.: Peculiar Condition of Choroiditis Occurring in Several Members of the Same Family , Trans. Ophthal. Soc. U.K. 19:71, 1899. 20. Doyne, R. W.: Further Notes on Family Choroiditis , Trans. Ophthal. Soc. U.K. 30:274, 1910. 21. Sorsby, A.: The Dystrophies of the Macula , Brit. J. Ophthal. 24:469, 1940.Crossref 22. Collins, E. T.: A Pathological Report upon a Case of Doyne's Choroiditis , Ophthalmoscope 11:537, 1913. 23. Collins, E. T.: Hereditary Ocular Degenerations , in Proceedings of the International Congress of Ophthalmology , Washington, D.C., 1922, p. 103. 24. Fuchs, A.: Diseases of the Fundus Oculi , Blakiston Company, Philadelphia and Toronto, 1949, p. 161.

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Archives of Ophthalmology – American Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 1962

References

  • Text-Book of Ophthalmology
    Duke-Elder , W. S.
  • Anatomische Beitraege zur Ophthalmologie
    Mueller , H.
  • Beitrage zur pathologischen Anatomie des menschlichen Auges
    Alt , A.
  • Beitrage zur pathologischen Anatomie des Auges
    Donders , F. C.
  • Über Altersveränderungen der Uvea
    Kerschbaumer , R.
  • Zur Genese der sogenannten Drusen der Glaslamelle
    Schieck , F.
  • The Structure of the Membrane of Bruch, and Its Relations to the Formation of Colloid Excrescences
    Coats , G.
  • Formation of Drusen of the Lamina Vitrea
    Rones , B.
  • Die Histogenese der Drusen im Pigmentepithel der Netzhaut des menschlichen Auges
    Wolter , J. R.
  • Handbuch der gesamten Augenheilkunde
    Leber , T., in Graefe and Saemisch
  • Symmetrical Central Chorio-Retinitis Occurring in Senile Persons
    Hutchinson , J.
  • Certain Retinopathies Due to Changes in the Lamina Vitrea
    Gifford , S. R., and Cushman, B.
  • Oedème vésiculaire de la macula lutea
    Nuel , J. P.
  • Peculiar Condition of Choroiditis Occurring in Several Members of the Same Family
    Doyne , R. W.
  • Further Notes on Family Choroiditis
    Doyne , R. W.
  • The Dystrophies of the Macula
    Sorsby , A.
  • A Pathological Report upon a Case of Doyne's Choroiditis
    Collins , E. T.
  • Proceedings of the International Congress of Ophthalmology
    Collins , E. T.
  • Diseases of the Fundus Oculi
    Fuchs , A.