Documenta Ophthalmologica

, Volume 113, Issue 3, pp 213–215 | Cite as

A teenager with nightblindness and cystic maculopathy: enhanced S cone syndrome (Goldmann-Favre syndrome)

CLINICAL CASE REPORTS
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Abstract

Poor night vision and pigmentary retinopathy are hallmarks of retinitis pigmentosa, but variations in the type of pigmentation and in the characteristics of the electroretinogram (ERG) can point to other diagnoses. The case below (enhanced S cone syndrome) is a good example of this, and demonstrates the diagnostic importance of clinical electrophysiology.

Keywords

ERG Night blindness Enhanced S cone syndrome Retinitis pigmentosa Goldmann-Favre syndrome 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of OphthalmologyStanford University Medical CenterStanfordUSA

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