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- Title
Evolution of Angioid Streaks.
- Authors
Mansour, A.M.; Ansari, Naseem H.; Shields, Jerry A.; Annesley, Jr., William H.; Cronin, Cathleen M.; Stock, Lee
- Abstract
Angioid streaks of the fundus are not apparent at birth. In order to study their evolution, we examined in a retrospective manner the fundus pictures of Ill subjects with angioid streaks. The earliest form of angioid streaks became apparent at age 8 with findings of narrow short radial discontinuous hypopigmented streaks. Thereafter angioid streaks enlarged in length and width. The end-stage was disciform macular degeneration, helicoid peripapillary atrophy, or diffuse choroidal sclerosis with obscuration of the angioid streaks. We conclude that angioid streaks represent a dynamic manifestation of an underlying retinochoroidal degenerative process. Copyright © 1993 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Ophthalmologica, 1993, Vol 207, Issue 2, p57
- ISSN
0030-3755
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000310407