VERTICAL TRANSMISSION OF MACULAR TELANGIECTASIA TYPE 2.

Autor: Delaere, Lien, Spielberg, Leigh, Leys, Anita M.
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Zdroj: Retinal Cases & Brief Reports; Summer2012, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p253-257, 5p
Abstrakt: The article describes cases of vertical transmission of macular telangiectasia type 2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus in three families. It discusses the identification of symptomatic and asymptomatic eyes with macular telangiectasia type 2. A mother and son in two families were diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2 after experiencing visual loss. The cases showed that vision can remain preserved in macular telangiectasia type 2 and that patients may go undiagnosed.
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