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RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA WITH HOLE IN THE MACULA: Report of a Case

RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA WITH HOLE IN THE MACULA: Report of a Case Abstract Pigmentary degeneration of the retina is a familial and hereditary disease in which the peripheral portion of the retina is most affected. Examples of this condition associated with central retinal changes are uncommon. A search of the literature reveals reports of a number of cases of typical or atypical retinitis pigmentosa combined with disturbances at the macula. Among the writers who have described such cases are Leber.1 Carruthers,2 Rieger,3 Spare4 and Pavia and Dusseldorp,5 The ophthalmoscopic picture of a "hole" in the macula in association with retinitis pigmentosa is rare. Leber6 in his monumental work on diseases of the retina discussed the presence of macular cysts in association with pigmentary degeneration of the retina and referred to cases reported by Hoffman (1885), Meyer (1889), Noll (1908) and Stock (1908). Leber's article included a photomicrograph of a section of the eye of Stock's References 1. Leber, T.: Ueber anomale Formen der Retinitis pigmentosa , Arch. f. Ophth. 17:314-341, 1871. 2. Carruthers, J. F.: Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa (Atypical), with Oedema of the Macula , Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. (Ophth. Sect.) 9:103-105, 1915-1916. 3. Rieger, H.: Ein Beitrag zur Kasuistik der tapeto-retinalen Degeneration , Ztschr. f. Augenh. 57:429-463, 1925. 4. Spare, A.: Tapetoretinal Degeneration of the Retina: Case Report , Am. J. Ophth. 11:545-550, 1928. 5. Pavia, J. L., and Dusseldorp, M.: Degeneracion pigmentaria de la retina con alteraciones de la region macular , Rev. oto-neuro-oftal. 9:118-125, 1934. 6. Leber, T.: Die Krankheiten der Netzhaut , in Graefe, A., and Saemisch, E. T.: Handbuch der gesamten Augenheilkunde , ed. 2, Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, 1916, vol. 7, pp. 1680-1682. 7. Coats, G.: The Pathology of Macular Holes , Roy. London Ophth. Hosp. Rep. 17:69-96, 1907. 8. Samuels, B.: Cystic Degeneration of the Retina , Arch. Ophth. 4:476-486 ( (Oct.) ) 1930.Crossref 9. Reese, A. B.: Defective Central Vision Following Successful Operations for Detachment of the Retina , Am. J. Ophth. 20:591-598, 1937. 10. Schieck, F., in Henke, F., and Lubarsch, O.: Handbuch der speziellen Pathologie, Anatomie und Histologie , Berlin, Julius Springer, 1928, pt. 1, pp. 658-667. 11. Collins, E. T.: Abiotrophy of the Retinal Neuro-Epithelium or "Retinitis Pigmentosa," Tr. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom 39:165-195, 1919. 12. Mann, I.: Developmental Abnormalities of the Eye , Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, 1937. 13. Crawford, J. W.: Hole in the Macula: Report of a Case in a Patient Under Observation , Arch. Ophth. 10:793-799 ( (Dec.) ) 1933.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA WITH HOLE IN THE MACULA: Report of a Case

Perera, Charles A.
Archives of Ophthalmology , Volume 20 (3) – Sep 1, 1938
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Abstract

Abstract Pigmentary degeneration of the retina is a familial and hereditary disease in which the peripheral portion of the retina is most affected. Examples of this condition associated with central retinal changes are uncommon. A search of the literature reveals reports of a number of cases of typical or atypical retinitis pigmentosa combined with disturbances at the macula. Among the writers who have described such cases are Leber.1 Carruthers,2 Rieger,3 Spare4 and Pavia and Dusseldorp,5 The ophthalmoscopic picture of a "hole" in the macula in association with retinitis pigmentosa is rare. Leber6 in his monumental work on diseases of the retina discussed the presence of macular cysts in association with pigmentary degeneration of the retina and referred to cases reported by Hoffman (1885), Meyer (1889), Noll (1908) and Stock (1908). Leber's article included a photomicrograph of a section of the eye of Stock's References 1. Leber, T.: Ueber anomale Formen der Retinitis pigmentosa , Arch. f. Ophth. 17:314-341, 1871. 2. Carruthers, J. F.: Case of Retinitis Pigmentosa (Atypical), with Oedema of the Macula , Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. (Ophth. Sect.) 9:103-105, 1915-1916. 3. Rieger, H.: Ein Beitrag zur Kasuistik der tapeto-retinalen Degeneration , Ztschr. f. Augenh. 57:429-463, 1925. 4. Spare, A.: Tapetoretinal Degeneration of the Retina: Case Report , Am. J. Ophth. 11:545-550, 1928. 5. Pavia, J. L., and Dusseldorp, M.: Degeneracion pigmentaria de la retina con alteraciones de la region macular , Rev. oto-neuro-oftal. 9:118-125, 1934. 6. Leber, T.: Die Krankheiten der Netzhaut , in Graefe, A., and Saemisch, E. T.: Handbuch der gesamten Augenheilkunde , ed. 2, Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, 1916, vol. 7, pp. 1680-1682. 7. Coats, G.: The Pathology of Macular Holes , Roy. London Ophth. Hosp. Rep. 17:69-96, 1907. 8. Samuels, B.: Cystic Degeneration of the Retina , Arch. Ophth. 4:476-486 ( (Oct.) ) 1930.Crossref 9. Reese, A. B.: Defective Central Vision Following Successful Operations for Detachment of the Retina , Am. J. Ophth. 20:591-598, 1937. 10. Schieck, F., in Henke, F., and Lubarsch, O.: Handbuch der speziellen Pathologie, Anatomie und Histologie , Berlin, Julius Springer, 1928, pt. 1, pp. 658-667. 11. Collins, E. T.: Abiotrophy of the Retinal Neuro-Epithelium or "Retinitis Pigmentosa," Tr. Ophth. Soc. U. Kingdom 39:165-195, 1919. 12. Mann, I.: Developmental Abnormalities of the Eye , Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, 1937. 13. Crawford, J. W.: Hole in the Macula: Report of a Case in a Patient Under Observation , Arch. Ophth. 10:793-799 ( (Dec.) ) 1933.Crossref

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