PMID- 18609479
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080902
LR  - 20190917
IS  - 1120-6721 (Print)
IS  - 1120-6721 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 4
DP  - 2008 Jul-Aug
TI  - Characterization of idiopathic macular telangiectasia type 2 by fundus 
      fluorescein angiography in Indian population.
PG  - 587-90
AB  - PURPOSE: To characterize the variations in fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) 
      features in idiopathic macular telangiectasia (IMT) type 2. METHODS: 
      Retrospective observational study. The authors included all the patients with IMT 
      type 2 who underwent FFA during the period from January 2004 to December 2005. 
      The main outcome measures were subretinal neovascularization and number and 
      distance of telangiectasia from the center of the foveal avascular zone. RESULTS: 
      The mean age of 21 patients included in the study was 53.0+/-7.7 years. There 
      were 11 women and 10 men. Six of the 21 patients had a history of diabetes 
      mellitus. Subretinal neovascularization (SRN) was observed in 10 (23.8%) eyes. 
      Subretinal plaque of pigment hyperplasia in the macula was found in 7 (21.9%) 
      eyes, and crystalline yellowish deposits on the retinal surface were seen in 19 
      (59.4%) eyes. Only one eye had visible retinal telangiectasia. Most had more than 
      10 telangiectatic lesions in the macular area and the temporal macula was most 
      commonly involved. The mean distance from the center of the foveal avascular zone 
      (FAZ) up to which telangiectasia could be observed was 1340+/-400 microm. The 
      maximum distance from the FAZ at which telangiectasia was identified was 2530 
      microm. CONCLUSIONS: In IMT type 2, telangiectasia may be seen farther from the 
      parafoveal area.
FAU - Narayanan, R
AU  - Narayanan R
AD  - Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Vitreo-Retina Center, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, 
      India. narayanan@lvpei.org
FAU - Majji, A B
AU  - Majji AB
FAU - Hussain, N
AU  - Hussain N
FAU - Hussain, A
AU  - Hussain A
FAU - Jalali, S
AU  - Jalali S
FAU - Mathai, A
AU  - Mathai A
FAU - Shah, V A
AU  - Shah VA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Eur J Ophthalmol
JT  - European journal of ophthalmology
JID - 9110772
SB  - IM
MH  - Atrophy
MH  - Female
MH  - *Fluorescein Angiography
MH  - Humans
MH  - India/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pigment Epithelium of Eye/pathology
MH  - Retinal Diseases/classification/*diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - Retinal Neovascularization/diagnosis
MH  - Retinal Vessels/*pathology
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Telangiectasis/classification/*diagnosis/epidemiology
EDAT- 2008/07/09 09:00
MHDA- 2008/09/03 09:00
CRDT- 2008/07/09 09:00
PHST- 2008/07/09 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/09/03 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/07/09 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1177/112067210801800414 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jul-Aug;18(4):587-90. doi: 10.1177/112067210801800414.