Patterned dystrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium.
The authors describe a family presenting with a patterned dystrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium. The aspect of the macular area is granular to reticular with a tendency to a butterfly shape. Visual functions are normal or near-normal. A review of the literature is given.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000145:classification; D014792:Visual Acuity