Insight into intraretinal crystalline deposits in type 2 macular telangiectasia

Jaclyn L. Kovach; Harry W. Flynn; Ingrid U. Scott

doi:10.1586/eop.12.10

Insight into intraretinal crystalline deposits in type 2 macular telangiectasia

Jaclyn L. Kovach, Harry W. Flynn, Ingrid U. Scott

Ophthalmology

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Abstract

Idiopathic macular telangiectasia (MacTel) is a bilateral anomaly of retinal capillaries that involves the juxtafoveal region around the horizontal raphe. Clinical features include intraretinal crystalline deposits, subretinal pigment plaques, right-angle vessels, inner lamellar cysts and, in some cases, subretinal neovascularization. Currently, there is no effective treatment for this condition and the etiology is unknown. Funded by the Lowy Medical Research Institute Ltd., the MacTel Study Project is a worldwide multicenter endeavor dedicated to exploring the causes of MacTel and investigating possible treatments. In the featured article, the study group characterizes the intraretinal crystalline deposits associated with MacTel.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	117-119
Number of pages	3
Journal	Expert Review of Ophthalmology
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1586/eop.12.10
State	Published - Apr 1 2012

Keywords

intraretinal crystalline deposits
macular telangiectasia
Müller cells
subretinal neovascularization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ophthalmology
Biomedical Engineering
Optometry

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Insight into intraretinal crystalline deposits in type 2 macular telangiectasia

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