Evaluate the collective function of references cited together in a given text segment.
Classify their combined role into one of the following categories: 'method', 'background', or 'result'.

Text:In contrast, in newly formed CNV lesions, significant leakage may have been evident on angiography but minimal fluid may have accumulated within or below the retina as a result of compensatory removal of fluid by a still relatively functional RPE [14].
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