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drusen in children

drusen in children

my son is 9 and was diagnosed with drusen yesterday and i need to know more about it and also find information for the school he had an ultrasound which was conclusive in both eyes but he only complains of vision problems in the left eye at the moment he does complain of headaches but not that often and cant read for long as it hurts his eyes i have put this down to lazyness or tiredness for a while he has lost some vion to the side and has blurred vision sometimes can you help please x
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  • Re: Drusen
    Posted By hfhs md ke on February 21, 1999 at 11:43:16: ...[more]
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You will need to discuss this with an ophthalmologist that has examined your child. there are different types of drusen in the eye: optic nerve drusen, mid peripheral drusen and macula hard and soft drusen. Each has a different implication.

JCH MD
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