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Bilateral macular colobomas in Leber's congenital amaurosis

Documenta Ophthalmologica volume 72, pages 181–188 (1989)Cite this article

Abstract

Two siblings with Leber's congenital amaurosis had bilateral macular colobomas, nystagmus, extinguished ERGs, and degenerative salt and pepper like changes in the fundus. They had non-recordable or non-meaningful visually evoked cortical potentials in response to both flash and pattern stimuli. The ophthalmic conditions were thought to be inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.

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Abbreviations

ERG:

electroretinogram

VECP:

visually evoked cortical potential

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

    Koichiro Murayama & Emiko Adachi-Usami

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Murayama, K., Adachi-Usami, E. Bilateral macular colobomas in Leber's congenital amaurosis. Doc Ophthalmol 72, 181–188 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156708

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