The dilemma of the late-onset “Dystrophy”

Author: Marmor, Michael

Source: Documenta Ophthalmologica, Volume 114, Number 2, March 2007 , pp. 107-109(3)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

A case of late-onset (age 51) visual loss and night-blindness is presented to illustrate the challenges of diagnosis. This patient had anti-enolase antibodies, and demonstrates the importance of auto-immune retinopathy as a potential cause of late-onset retinal “dystrophy.”

Keywords: Auto-immune retinopathy; Enolase; Late-onset retinal dystrophy; Night-blindness; Retinitis pigmentosa

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10633-007-9046-0

Affiliations: 1: Email: marmor@stanford.edu

Publication date: 2007-03-01