Draft:Melanolipofuscin

Melanolipofuscin is a form of melanosome that contains lipofuscin. It is accumulating in the retinal pigment epithelium of aged human eyes. It is of greatest risk to develop age related macular degeneration It was recently shown that it originates when melanin loose the capacity to degrade lipofuscin and its precursors Melanolipofuscin can be degraded by melanin and drugs