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Bilateral congenital grouped retinal pigment epithelial albinotic nevi

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A 24-year-old man had multiple, grouped, sharply circumscribed, variable-sized albinotic spots resembling polar bear tracks in both fundi. His visual acuity, visual field, color vision, dark adaptation, and electroretinographic and electro-oculographic findings were normal in both eyes. No progression of the fundus lesions or of visual and electrophysiologic functions in the patient was noted during the 36-month follow-up. The patient's father had whitish spots similar to drusen in both fundi.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, 930-01, Toyama, Japan

    Nobuo Nakamura MD, Seiji Hayasaka MD, Yasunori Nagaky MD, Masayuki Matsumoto MD, Yuko Hara MD & Yoriko Hayasaka MD

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Nakamura, N., Hayasaka, S., Nagaky, Y. et al. Bilateral congenital grouped retinal pigment epithelial albinotic nevi. Ann Ophthalmol 32, 333–335 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-000-0076-4

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