Sentences with phrase «rich drusen»

In dry AMD, physicians often see soft, lipid - rich drusen in the outer retina, similar to the build - up of lipid material in the inner walls of blood vessels in atherosclerosis.

The authors of the EBioMedicine paper hypothesized that, due to the heterogeneous nature of the disease, patients with soft, lipid - rich drusen may respond better to statins prescribed at higher dosages.