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. 2023 Mar;71(3):697.
doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_2747_22.

The yellow fovea

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The yellow fovea

Sashwanthi Mohan et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Mar.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a and b) Color fundus photographs of the macula showing yellowish lesions in the fundus, indicated by black arrows. (c and d) Hyperreflectivity in the fovea extending till the IS–OS junction or the ellipsoid zone. IS–OS = inner segment–outer segment
Figure 2
Figure 2
Optical coherence tomography angiography - outer retinal choriocapillaries slabs of the right eye (a) and left eye (b) showing showing focal areas of hypoperfusion indicated by white arrow

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