The extent of angioid streaks correlates with macular degeneration in pseudoxanthoma elasticum

To investigate whether the extent of Bruch ’s membrane (BM) calcification is associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and macular atrophy in patients with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) by using the extent of angioid streaks as a surrogate marker for the degree of BM calcification.Design; Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Source: American Journal of Ophthalmology - July 19, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Sara Risseeuw, Jeannette Ossewaarde – van Norel, Colette van Buchem, Wilko Spiering, Saskia M. Imhof, Redmer van Leeuwen Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research