Atypical retinal pigment epithelial defects with retained photoreceptor layers: a so far disregarded finding in age related macular degeneration

Atypical retinal pigment epithelial defects with retained photoreceptor layers: a so far disregarded finding in age related macular degeneration

Abstract Background To report patients with age-related macular degeneration and atypical central retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) defects not attributable to geographic atrophy (GA) or RPE-tears with overlying preserved photoreceptor layers. Methods Multimodal imaging case-series evaluating the cou...

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Main Authors: Helena Giannakaki-Zimmermann, Giuseppe Querques, Inger Christine Munch, Daraius Shroff, David Sarraf, Xuejing Chen, Eduardo Cunha-Souza, Sarah Mrejen, Vittorio Capuano, Murilo W. Rodrigues, Charu Gupta, Andreas Ebneter, Martin S. Zinkernagel, Marion R. Munk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
RPE tear
Geographic atrophy
Age-related macular degeneration
RPE-aperture
Photoreceptor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-017-0452-0

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