Macular degeneration - macular degeneration

Japanese: 黄斑変性症 - おうはんへんせいしょう
Macular degeneration - macular degeneration

...In addition, it can also develop secondarily as a result of various infections (rubella, measles), drug poisoning (chloroquine), or trauma.
[Retinal degeneration, macular degeneration]
In fundus examination, lesions may appear only in the macula or posterior pole, but in some cases, various tests may reveal lesions throughout the fundus, and these conditions are also called retinal-choroidal dystrophies. Most are primary, and it has been revealed that they have a genetic cause.

*Some of the terms that refer to "macular degeneration" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお,各種の感染(風疹,麻疹)あるいは薬物中毒(クロロキン),外傷などが原因となって,二次的に発症することもある。
[網膜変性症,黄斑変性症]
 眼底検査で,黄斑あるいは後極部に限って病変が現れるものでも,各種の検査では眼底全体にわたる病変が考えられるものもあり,網膜‐脈絡膜ジストロフィーともいう。多くは原発性であり,遺伝的要因のあることが明らかになっている。…

※「黄斑変性症」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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