The dilemma of the late-onset "dystrophy".
A case of late-onset (age 51) visual loss and night-blindness is presented to illustrate the challenges of diagnosis. This patient had anti-enolase antibodies, and demonstrates the importance of auto-immune retinopathy as a potential cause of late-onset retinal "dystrophy."
Marmor
Michael F
MF
Department of Ophthalmology, A-157, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5308, USA. marmor@stanford.edu
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009755:Night Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology