Pattern Dystrophy

Stephen H Tsang; Tarun Sharma

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-95046-4_17

Pattern Dystrophy

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018:1085:91-96. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95046-4_17.

Authors

Stephen H Tsang^{1

2}, Tarun Sharma³

Affiliations

¹ Jonas Children's Vision Care, Bernard & Shirlee Brown Glaucoma Laboratory, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative-Departments of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering, Pathology & Cell Biology, Institute of Human Nutrition, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA. ts3118@cumc.columbia.edu.

PMID: 30578490
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-95046-4_17

Abstract

The pattern dystrophies of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) include a group of disorders: Butterfly-type pattern dystrophy (Figs. 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4 and 17.5) Adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy Sjögren's reticular-type pattern dystrophy Fundus pulverulentus.

Keywords: Autosomal dominant; Pattern dystrophy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Eye Diseases / physiopathology*
Humans
Retinal Pigment Epithelium / pathology*