Conclusions
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Measles retinopathy appears to be a specific neuro-retinal disorder caused by the measles virus.
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The prognosis must always be interpreted with due prudence, in view of the fact that the long-term evolution is unknown.
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The frequency of the condition may be higher than has been believed so far, which view is corroborated by the findings in SSPE.
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An agreement concerning uniform nomenclature for the pathological condition ‘measles’ would help reduce the confusion in the literature (in Anglo-Saxon literature, the term ‘rubeola’ sometimes wrongly applied to rubella as well as to measles).
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Regensburg, N.I., Henkes, H.E. Measles (morbilli) and ocular complications. Doc Ophthalmol 40, 287–300 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155042
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