Article
[Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy].
Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft - 1 Jul 2010
Finis D, Stammen J, Joussen A M
Abstract excerpt
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease with a penetrance of nearly 100% and is mostly found in Asia. The most important sign is a temporal avascular retina with pathologically changed vessels combined with a temporal dragging of the disk and a heterotopy of the macula. In contrast to retinopathy of prematurity, only full-term children without oxygen therapy are...
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