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Macular dystrophy in Heimler syndrome.
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PMID:  21366429     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Purpose: To describe the retinal imaging findings in the index patient with Heimler syndrome (OMIM #234580). Design: Non-interventional case report. Methods: A 29-year-old woman with Heimler syndrome developed bilateral vision loss. Fluorescein angiography (FA), fundus autofluorescence (FAF), spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and electroretinography (ERG) were performed to assess the retinal anatomy and function. Results: FA showed mottling of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in the posterior pole and periphery of the retina. FAF revealed hyper and hypoautofluorescent dots corresponding to the RPE mottling observed on FA. SD-OCT documented loss of the inner/outer segments boundary, and RPE thinning. ERG testing excluded generalized rod-cone dysfunction. Conclusion: We report an adult-onset macular dystrophy in one of the previously reported patients with Heimler syndrome and hypothesize that this syndrome is probably an expression of a ciliopathy.
Authors:
Luiz H Lima; Irene A Barbazetto; Royce Chen; Lawrence A Yannuzzi; Stephen H Tsang; Richard F Spaide
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-2
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ophthalmic genetics     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1744-5094     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-3     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9436057     Medline TA:  Ophthalmic Genet     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
The Vitreous, Retina, Macula Consultants of New York and the LuEsther T. Mertz Retina Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
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