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 | |
| 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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Kovach, J. L., Flynn, H. W., & Scott, I. U. (2012). Insight into intraretinal crystalline deposits in type 2 macular telangiectasia. Expert Review of Ophthalmology, 7(2), 117-119. https://doi.org/10.1586/eop.12.10