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Fundus autofluorescence and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography characteristics in a rapidly progressing form of geographic atrophy.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jun 2011
Fleckenstein Monika, Schmitz-Valckenberg Steffen, Martens Christine, Kosanetzky Sebastian, Brinkmann Christian K, Hageman Gregory S, Holz Frank G
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To further characterize a previously described phenotypic variant of geographic atrophy (GA) associated with rapid progression and a diffuse-trickling appearance on fundus autofluorescence (FAF). METHODS: Thirty-six patients (60 eyes; 72.2% women; mean age, 69.4 ± 10.7 years) with this distinct phenotype were examined by simultaneous confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (cSLO) and spectral-domain...
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