D etection and segmentation of drusen deposits on human retina

Assessmentoftheriskforthedevelopmentofage-relatedmaculardegenerationrequiresreliabledetectionandquantitativemappingofretinalabnormalitiesthatareconsideredasprecursorsofthedisease.Typicalsignsforthelatteraretheso-calleddrusenthatappearasabnormalwhite-yellowdepositsontheretina.Segmentation