| Literature DB >> 1739696 |
G Modi1, J M Heckman, D Saffer.
Abstract
A patient with mitochondrial myopathy is described. Examination of his fundus revealed bilateral vitelliform degeneration of the maculae. This lesion is a focal abnormality of the retinal pigment epithelium and may be a manifestation of the underlying mitochondrial disease.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1739696 PMCID: PMC504154 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.76.1.58
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Ophthalmol ISSN: 0007-1161 Impact factor: 4.638