Open AccessANATOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT OF A DRUSENOID PIGMENT EPITHELIAL DETACHMENT: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Karl G. Csaky,
Abigail Christie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
retinal cases and brief reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1937-1578
pISSN - 1935-1089
DOI - 10.1097/icb.0000000000000964
Subject(s) - medicine , macular degeneration , visual acuity , ophthalmology , retinal detachment , retinal pigment epithelium , foveal , retinal , optometry
Age-related macular degeneration is the most prevalent cause of permanent vision loss in the developed world. Drusenoid pigment epithelial detachments are a biomarker of age-related macular degeneration disease progression and typically result in poor visual prognosis. Low luminance visual acuity (LLVA) has been previously been shown to correlate with the severity of age-related macular degeneration. However, the degree of spontaneous improvement of this functional outcome is still under investigation.