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Question: What are hard exudates?
Answer: Hard exudates are yellow spots seen in the retina, usually in the posterior pole near the macula. They are lipid break-down products that are left behind after localized edema resolves. You can kind of think of them like the dirt-ring that gets left behind after the bathwater drains out.
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Great chance finding for me. ‘opthobook’ gives the simple definitions and analogies i need for medical school (i think!), like the analogy of hard exudates and the bath water. Excellent! keep up the good work.
James
Comment by james fisher — June 25, 2009 @ 1:33 pm
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