title: Familial exudative vitreo-retinopathy.
abstract: Two brothers aged 18 and 14 years showing the features of familial exudative vitreo-retinopathy are described and the treatment of the condition discussed. Two of their cousins aged 9 and 7 1/2 years who showed the presence of congenital retinal folds are also described, and a possible link between the two conditions is postulated. The differential diagnosis is briefly discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D010375:Pedigree; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000235:genetics; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D014822:Vitreous Body