Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy. A follow up study.
Thirteen patients with acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) were followed up for a period of from 1 to 20 years (median 5 years 8 months). Five patients developed lesions in the previously unaffected fellow eye during the follow up period. In three patients the condition progressed during a prolonged period without interruption. Widespread severe choroidal atrophy was a late feature in a number of cases. In seven out of thirteen cases, visual acuity remained defective (6/18 or less) in one or both eyes. The prevailing opinion that that APMPPE is self limiting may be incorrect.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye; D011379:Prognosis