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Medical - Medical (general) / a term related with macular degeneration | | English term or phrase: geographic atrophy | | a condition in dry form of macular degenration and this leads to deteriotion of central vision due to atrophy of cells in the macula. your help is very much appreciated |
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| | Tamil translation:விழித்திரை காய்தலினாலான செயலிழப்பு | Explanation:
Geographic atrophy represents 'dry' macular degeneration. Neovascular lesions represent 'wet' macular degeneration. |
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  Mohammed Fahim
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7 hrs confidence:  விழித்திரை திசு செயல்திறன் இழப்பு
Explanation:
Geographic atrophy (GA) is a frequent cause of severe visual loss in patients with age-related macular degeneration
ref : http://www.iovs.org/cgi/content/full/49/7/3095
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commonly used term - விழித்திரைப் பொட்டு
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Geographic atrophy, also known as the "dry" form of macular degeneration, is the progressive shriveling of retinal cells in the central part of the tissue called the macula where cell loss equates to irreversible vision loss.
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