Ocular manifestations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (Rendu-Osler-Weber disease).
Although hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a cause of blood tears from the conjunctival telangiectasias, visual loss from intraocular vascular malformations is a rare complication. We examined 20 patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia to determine the prevalence of ocular abnormalities in this disease. Seven patients (35%) had conjunctival telangiectasias and two (10%) had retinal vascular malformations.
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Ocular Oncology Service, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
Schachat
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White
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity