Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy

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    Retina Images
    Condition/keywords
    Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD)
    Photographer
    Dr. Kanwaljeet Harjot Madan, Thind Eye Hospital, Jalandhar City (Punjab) INDIA.
    Imaging device
    Fundus camera
    Zeiss Fundus Camera
    Description
    This is Fundus Autofluorescence (FAF) image of LE of a 7 year-old boy. He was diagnosed to have retinal lesions in BE elsewhere. Fundus exam revealed presence of egg yolk macular lesions in BE which depicted intense hyper autofluorescence. He was diagnosed to have Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy. It is an autosomal dominant condition caused by mutations in BEST 1 Gene and leads to accumulation of lipofuscin in subretinal space.

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