Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Exudative)

Proliferation of blood vessels and drusen are characteristic of exudative (also called wet or neovascular) age-related macular degeneration. Discoloration and macular elevation seen in this image are caused by hemorrhage, fluid accumulation, or both.

Image courtesy of Robert Machemer via the Online Journal of Ophthalmology (www.onjoph.com).