Maculopathy
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A maculopathy is any pathological condition of the macula, an area at the centre of the retina that is associated with highly sensitive, accurate vision.
Key points
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Maculopathy is a term for pathological conditions affecting the macula.
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Maculopathy Term for pathological conditions effecting the macula
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Age-related macular degeneration is a degenerative maculopathy associated with progressive sight loss.
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Age-related macular degeneration is a degenerative maculopathy associated with progressive sight loss.
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AMD has two forms: dry (atrophic/non-exudative) and wet (exudative/neovascular).
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AMD has two forms: 'dry' or atrophic/non-exudative AMD, and 'wet' or exudative/neovascular AMD.
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Malattia leventinese (Doyne's honeycomb retinal dystrophy) is a maculopathy with similar pathology to wet AMD.
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Malattia leventinese (or Doyne's honeycomb retinal dystrophy) is another maculopathy with a similar pathology to wet AMD.
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Hypotony maculopathy is caused by very low intraocular pressure.
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Maculopathy due to very low intraocular pressure ( ocular hypotony ).
Symptoms
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AMD is characterized by changes in pigmentation in the retinal pigment epithelium.
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It is characterised by changes in pigmentation in the retinal pigment epithelium
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AMD involves the appearance of drusen on the retina and choroidal neovascularization.
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the appearance of drusen on the retina of the eye and choroidal neovascularization
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Cellophane maculopathy causes a fine glistening membrane over the macula that obscures vision.
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A fine glistening membrane forms over the macula, obscuring the vision.
Diagnosis
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Fundoscopy can be used to demonstrate maculopathies such as age-related macular degeneration.
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Fundoscopy demonstrating age-related macular degeneration.
Prognosis
Age-related macular degeneration is associated with progressive sight loss.
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A maculopathy is any pathological condition of the macula, an area at the centre of the retina that is associated with highly sensitive, accurate vision.[1]
- Age-related macular degeneration is a degenerative maculopathy associated with progressive sight loss. It is characterised by changes in pigmentation in the retinal pigment epithelium, the appearance of drusen on the retina of the eye and choroidal neovascularization. AMD has two forms: 'dry' or atrophic/non-exudative AMD, and 'wet' or exudative/neovascular AMD.[citation needed]
- (or Doyne's honeycomb retinal dystrophy) is another maculopathy with a similar pathology to wet AMD.
- Hypotony maculopathy: Maculopathy due to very low intraocular pressure (ocular hypotony).[2]
- Cellophane maculopathy: A fine glistening membrane forms over the macula, obscuring the vision.[3]
- EFEMP1 - a gene thought to be involved with Malattia Leventinese
- Robert Walter Doyne - the British Ophthalmologist after whom Malattia Leventinese is named
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Malattia Leventinese
- ↑ Kanski JJ. Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach. 6th edition 2007.
- ↑ "Hypotony Maculopathy - EyeWiki". eyewiki.aao.org. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ↑ Handbook of Ocular Disease Management: Epiretinal membrane Archived 2008-04-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-05-14