Foveal involvement and lack of visual recovery in APMPPE associated with uncommon features

• Published in: Eye (London) Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 42 - 47
• Main Authors: PAGLIARINI, S, PIGUET, B, FFYTCHE, T. J, BIRD, A. C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Nature Publishing Group 01.01.1995
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Fluorescein Angiography; Fovea Centralis - pathology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Pigment Epithelium of Eye; Prognosis; Recurrence; Retinal Diseases - complications; Retinal Diseases - pathology; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Uvea diseases; Vision Disorders - etiology; Visual Acuity; Human; Macula; Eye disease; Retinopathy; Prognosis; Vision; Uvea disease; Lesion; Posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy; Recovery

Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) is commonly believed to be a benign disease with excellent visual prognosis. Identification of cases with poor visual outcome prompted this retrospective study of 33 eyes of 18 patients with this disorder. Loss of visual acuity at pr...