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A new case of pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy is described. Besides the characteristic fundus picture, this 21-year-old male showed a remarkable difference in retinal function between the two eyes, the function of the left eye being much more impaired. This might suggest a progressive condition, in which the right eye lags behind.
In addition this patient had a vitreoretinal degeneration resulting in five peripheral retinal tears in the right eye.
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Klop, K., Van Schooneveld, M.J. Pigmented paravenous retinochoroidal atrophy: a nosologic entity?. Doc Ophthalmol 70, 185–193 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154452
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