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Macular Changes in Generalized Retinal Dystrophies and in Cone Dystrophies

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Macular changes in generalized retinal dystrophies may vary from slight pigmentary changes to atrophic lesions or bull’s-eye retinopathy. However, often in the initial stage of the disease, no changes may be found in the posterior pole. Cystoid macular edema can lead to visual disturbance in the early phase of certain types of retinal dystrophies. Sometimes, they may respond to oral acetazolamide. In cone dystrophies, no clear abnormalities may be found in the macula in the early stages. Electrophysiological tests, like multifocal electroretinography and optical coherence tomography, are needed to make the diagnosis. Most frequent macular changes, however, are pigmentary changes and bull’s-eye retinopathy.

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Hoyng, C.B., van Huet, R.A.C. (2016). Macular Changes in Generalized Retinal Dystrophies and in Cone Dystrophies. In: Querques, G., Souied, E. (eds) Macular Dystrophies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26621-3_4

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