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Bruch's membrane

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Bruch's membrane [′brüks ‚mem‚brān]
(anatomy)
The membrane of the retina that separates the pigmented layer of the retina from the choroid coat of the eye.


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The novel technique stimulates enzymes to eradicate waste material from a thin membrane behind the retina, called Bruch's membrane.
The RPE and age-related macular disease The RPE consists of a single layer of cells and is positioned between the photoreceptors and Bruch's membrane (see figures 4 and 5).
However, visual recovery after CNV excision in AMD patients is usually poor because of removal of adjacent native retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and damage to the subjacent Bruch's membrane (i.
 
 
 
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