[A pathohistological study of newly formed subpigment epithelial tissue in patients with senile macular dystrophy]

Efficacy and possibility of direct operations on the macular area of the retina in humid (exudative) maculopathies (senile maculodystrophy) is validated theoretically, morphologically, and clinically. A hypothesis on the mechanism of exudative process development in the macular area in degenerative diseases is formulated on the basis of pathohistological analysis of removed subpigmental material. Indications for such operations are defined.