Macular degeneration as a common cause of visual loss in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) patients.

Koji Miura NishiguchiMasashi AokiToru NakazawaToshiaki Abe

Published in: Ophthalmic genetics (2019)

Macular degeneration with subtle funduscopic alterations, sometimes mimicking occult macular dystrophy, is an important cause of visual loss in SCA1 patients, which could be reliably detected with OCT and multifocal ERGs.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cataract surgery
optic nerve