Journal article
The continuum of primary retinal telangiectasia
Optometry (Saint Louis, Mo.), v 82(3), pp 158-165
01 Mar 2011
PMID: 21146470
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Abstract
Primary retinal telangiectasia is characterized by abnormalities in the retinal vasculature. Any alteration of the normal retinal vasculature may result in variable degrees of retinal leakage, hemorrhages, and exudates. The retinal telangiectatic conditions of Coats’ disease, Leber’s miliary aneurysms, and idiopathic macular telangiectasia (IMT), although historically considered separate entities, may in fact be variants of the same pathophysiologic vascular process. This is based on observations noting that they share similarities in pathogenesis, histology, and clinical presentation. These observations are controversial and are contested in the literature. Conversely, others have documented Coats’ disease, Leber’s miliary aneurysms, and IMT as unique and separate retinal conditions, each with specific features.
Three cases are presented spanning the spectrum of primary retinal telangiectasia. Clinical evaluation, dilated fundus examination, and auxiliary testing document both the similar characteristics that the entities share as well as the distinct features, which define each disease’s nomenclature and categorization.
Coats’ disease, Leber’s miliary aneurysms, and IMT may be part of a singular clinical spectrum sharing pathophysiologic and histopathologic features and similarities in clinical presentation.
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Details
- Title
- The continuum of primary retinal telangiectasia
- Creators
- Marisa A. Perez - Nova Southeastern UniversityDiana L. Shechtman - Nova Southeastern UniversityAndrew Gurwood - Drexel University Elkins Park Campus
- Publication Details
- Optometry (Saint Louis, Mo.), v 82(3), pp 158-165
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000291708600007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-79952007465
- Other Identifier
- 991022019606404721
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