Bietti's crystalline dystrophy: genotyping and deep qualitative and quantitative phenotyping in preparation for clinical trials.

The PAFA might be an efficient biomarker for BCD severities correlating with BCVA. The highly heterogeneous chorioretinopathy and BCVA of BCD cases appear to be associated with disease stages, progression types and patients' ages. Foveal involvement should be of a major concern for consideration of potential therapeutic intervention.