Juvenile Macular Degenerations

In this paper we review three common juvenile macular degenerations: Stargardt disease, X-linked retinoschisis, and Best vitelliform macular dystrophy. These are inherited disorders that typically present during childhood, when vision is still developing. They are sufficiently common that they should be included in the differential diagnosis of visual loss in pediatric patients. Diagnosis is secured by a combination of clinical findings, optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, and genetic testing.

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Source: Seminars in Pediatric Neurology - May 23, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Pablo Altschwager, Lucia Ambrosio, Emily A. Swanson, Anne Moskowitz, Anne B. Fulton Tags: Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology Source Type: research