Open AccessIMPAIRMENTS IN CONE PIGMENT REGENERATION AND ABSOLUTE THRESHOLD IN MACULAR TELANGIECTASIA TYPE 2
Author(s) -
Matthew P. Simunovic,
Kristina Heß,
Mark C Gillies
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
retina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.24
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1539-2864
pISSN - 0275-004X
DOI - 10.1097/iae.0000000000003328
Subject(s) - photopigment , absolute threshold , macular telangiectasia , adaptation (eye) , fixation (population genetics) , optics , ophthalmology , retina , physics , chemistry , visual acuity , biology , medicine , fluorescein angiography , neuroscience , biochemistry , gene
To test the hypothesis that Müller cell dysfunction in macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel) results in delayed cone adaptation kinetics and to assess absolute cone and rod thresholds in this condition.