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Lipofuscin, Drusen and Floaters

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Derailed eye images on a clipboard explaining in picture form what is written in the blog post here

Now and again floaters appear.
We all have them it isn’t exclusive to the condition that I have.
So you know what I mean by this.
What I do have slowly building up inside is Drusen (Lipofuscin), a cell waste deposit, yellow in colour that because of my macular not coping with vitamin A and any waste the eye makes. Not being able to process it, just hangs around in there.

Drusen is a German word that means “rock” or “geode.” They are like tiny pebbles of debris under the retina. The cause of the drusen deposits is related to a type of “garbage” disposal problem. Retinal cells dump unwanted material, and immune cells normally clean up most of it. However, if too much is dumped, or it is not properly packaged for disposal, it can pile up. The drusen contain proteins and lipids (naturally occurring molecules that include fats). So this can scar the macular cause cell death and make it degenerate. Causing central vision loss.

Usually get about 1 or 2 at a time. Not many. This happens rarely but thought that I would mention it as I\’m going to read all this back to track my progression.
These don\’t bother me yet.
Usually if you see me with a coffee sticking my fingers in it trying to get a speck, a bug, a bit of dust out. You can bet 9 times out of 10 It\’s usually just a floater I\’m seeing in my coffee and I only realise when there is nothing moving to the side of the cup ☺

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An honest, warts & all sightloss blog about living with a rare genetic eye condition, Macular Dystrophy, Stargardt's Disease. To track how this progresses in myself. Hopefully help others & bring awareness. Let's see what happens next...

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