ISSN:
1573-2630
Keywords:
cystoid degeneration of peripheral retina
;
detachment of the vitreous
;
familial retinal detachment
;
juvenile vitreoretinal degeneration
;
vitreoretinal dystrophies
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract To study the inheritance and clinical picture of a new form of vitreoretinal dystrophy I examined 18 family members of a family with six generations. Seven patients, three male and four female, in three consecutive generations were observed to be affected indicating autosomal dominant inheritance. The disease was characterized by juvenile degeneration of the vitreous with detachment of the vitreous body and some floating vitreous opacities, cystoid degeneration of the peripheral retina with whitish glistening stippled areas of superficial retinal degeneration, spotty hyperpigmentation, patches of retinal atrophy with pigmentations, occasional atrophic retinal holes, and in four family members at the age of 4 to 12 years, unilateral or bilateral retinal detachment with breaks in the peripheral retina. Most patients had hyperopia with or without astigmatism. In eyes without detached retina, the disease did not show any marked progression, the lens was clear, the posterior fundus and the retinal and choroidal vessels were normal, and the visual acuity, visual fields, dark adaptation, colour vision, electroretinograms, and visually evoked response findings were normal.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00225938
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