Pattern dystrophy is a little-known maculopathy that is different from age-related macular degeneration but can be managed similarly, according to Michael L. Klein, MD. Pattern dystrophy (PD) is a ...
A 52-year-old man was referred to the New England Eye Center for evaluation with the presumptive diagnosis of either age-related macular degeneration or pattern dystrophy. The patient said that he was ...
In the general population, palmar xanthomas are a characteristic of type III dysbetalipoproteinemia (type III), an atherogenic lipid disorder characterized by the presence of very low-density ...
Four words you never want to hear from the eye doctor are retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Both are genetic disorders that can cause loss of vision and neither has a cure. A team of ...
Fox News pundit Glenn Beck's announcement that he is losing his vision shed light on an eye condition rarely discussed. Macular dystrophy, not to be confused with its more common cousin macular ...
THE electrophoretic pattern of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzymes has repeatedly been determined in human serum for specific detection of tissue necrosis. Indeed, it is generally accepted that the ...