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. 2010 Jul;5(3):202-4.

Large juxtafoveal telangiectasia

Mohammad Hossein Jabbarpour Bonyadi  1 , Siamak Moradian
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Large juxtafoveal telangiectasia

Mohammad Hossein Jabbarpour Bonyadi et al. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2010 Jul.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Fundus photograph showing telangiectatic vessels temporal to the macula in the left eye.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fluorescein angiography (mid-arteriovenous phase) demonstrates extensive telangiectatic vessels.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Fluorescein angiography (late venous phase) reveals leakage from the abnormal vessels.
Figure 4
Figure 4
OCT of the macula, note thickening and hyperreflectivity with neurosensory detachment of the temporal macula.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Post-treatment fundus photograph showing resolution of abnormal vessels.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Post-treatment OCT reveals reduction in macular edema.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Post-treatment fundus fluorescein angiography documenting resolution of telangiectatic vessels.
Figure 8
Figure 8
Post-treatment fluorescein angiography (late phase) demonstrates marked reduction in leakage.
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