Idiopathic premacular gliosis in children and adolescents.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-15-1989
Abstract
We treated three patients under 20 years of age who had idiopathic premacular gliosis, a disorder found primarily in patients older than 50 years of age. Initial visual acuity ranged from 20/20 to 20/50, remained unchanged in one patient, improved in one patient, and decreased in one patient. Final visual acuity ranged from 20/15 to 20/500 with an average follow-up of 60 months (range, ten to 102 months). Included in this series is a 6-year-old boy with idiopathic premacular gliosis. Children and adolescents with idiopathic premacular gliosis may develop progressive visual loss to a level where vitrectomy should be considered.
Volume
108
Issue
5
First Page
578
Last Page
581
ISSN
0002-9394
Published In/Presented At
Kimmel, A. S., Weingeist, T. A., Blodi, C. F., & Wells, K. K. (1989). Idiopathic premacular gliosis in children and adolescents. American journal of ophthalmology, 108(5), 578–581. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9394(89)90437-6
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
2817057
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article