An Anatomic Classification of Diseases of the Macula

Maumenee, A. Edward; Emery, Jared M.

doi:10.1016/0002-9394(72)90818-5

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“…The inheritance pattern suggests the disease to be an autosomal, dominant maculopathy, as is often the case with macular dystrophies. The classification of macular diseases has, in the main, been descriptive categorization of clinical entities (Maumenee & Emery 1972). More sophisticated investigations, like fluorescein angiography, EOG and photopic and scotopic ERG have provided the opportunity of a wider understanding and classification of maculopathies.…”

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Fenestrated Sheen Macular Dystrophy

Slagsvold

1981

Acta Ophthalmologica

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A family is described showing small, grouped, red fenestrations of the macular region surrounding an intact foveolar reflex. The disease affected a father and his 2 daughters, and seems to be an autosomal dominant maculopathy. No functional abnormalities were disclosed and fluorescein angiography was normal. This family may represent the second family described with fenestrated sheen macular dystrophy.

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Fenestrated Sheen Macular Dystrophy

Slagsvold

1981

Acta Ophthalmologica

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“…However, CME was first recognized in retinitis pigmentosa [4]. It may also occur as an idiopathic condition [3], as a result of topical epinephrine [6] or systemic nicotinic acid medication [3], and in association with central retinal vein occlusion [7] or papilledema [14], for example. CME is a common complication of choroidal melanoma [1,2,15].…”

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Cystoid macular edema associated with limbal melanoma

Wolter

1983

Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

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Early cystoid macular edema causing some loss of central vision in an eye with an 8-year history of limbal melanoma was studied histopathologically. A typical combination of slight chronic uveitis, vitreoretinal traction, parafoveal separation of posterior vitreous and inner-limiting membrane, swelling with distinct cystoid changes in Henle's fiber layer, and foldlike detachment of foveal cones is described and discussed.

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“…Increased knowledge of histopathological lesions and patho-physiological disturbances in function, within the last ten years have provided the opportunity of a wider understanding of macular diseases. Gass (1970) and Maumenee & Emery (1972) have been pioneers within this field. A common feature of both earlier and newer classifications has been an almost complete lack of knowledge as to the aetiological factors.…”

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The Clinical Classification of Maculo‐pathies in Adults a Survey

Rosenberg

Faurschou

Nielsen

1977

Acta Ophthalmologica

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The development of fluorescein angiography and the introduction of laser technology into the treatment of macular diseases has considerably widened our knowledge of the pathological processes in the macular region. A number of clinicopathological reports have confirmed the angiographic findings and interpretations. T h e aetiological factors that lay behind the clinical lesions are, however, still unknown. The clinical pictures have, as a result of the above, more relation to the histological than to the aetiological classifications. Clinical classification includes an analysis and categorization of the individual diseases. This process takes place daily in the surgery of every ophthalmologist by means of the ophthalmoscope. T h e ophthalmoscopical examination is enhanced by knowledge of the angiographic picture of the lesion. This means that in the great majority of cases it is possible using the ophthalmoscope alone, to evaluate the type and anatomical localization of the pathological lesions. Fluorescein angiography is the most important single supplementary examination, both with regard to the diagnosis, indication for treatment and the The present work describes 9 clinically and histopathologically welldefined lesions, which isolated or in combination are seen in the majority of adult macular diseases. follow-up.

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An Anatomic Classification of Diseases of the Macula

Cited by 18 publications

References 46 publications

Fenestrated Sheen Macular Dystrophy

Fenestrated Sheen Macular Dystrophy

Cystoid macular edema associated with limbal melanoma

The Clinical Classification of Maculo‐pathies in Adults a Survey

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