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ArticleEye (London, England)2023

Hyperpigmented epiretinal membrane in macular telangiectasia type 2: imaging characteristics and correlation with transretinal pigment migration.

Diogo Cabral, Prithvi Ramtohul, Talia R Kaden, Sandra Tenreiro, Miguel C Seabra, K Bailey Freund

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Article in Eye (London, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Diogo CabralVitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1968-3561
Prithvi RamtohulVitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-4136
Talia R KadenVitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Sandra TenreiroiNOVA4Health, NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Miguel C SeabraiNOVA4Health, NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
K Bailey FreundVitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, NY, USA. kbfreund@gmail.com.
Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York · USUniversidade Nova de Lisboa · PTUniversity College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo explore the features of black hyperpigmentation in macular telangiectasia (MacTel) type 2 and correlate these findings with the characteristics of hyperpigmented epiretinal membranes (ERMs) using multimodal imaging.

methodsA case series of three patients with MacTel type 2 and hyperpigmented ERMs imaged with colour fundus photography, fluorescein angiography (FA), spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) and swept-source OCT angiography. Registration of different types of imaging was done using ImageJ v1.53f51 (National Institutes of Health, USA).

resultsThree female patients with late-stage MacTel type 2 presented with unilateral hyperpigmented ERMs in the absence of peripheral retinal breaks. In one patient, an extensive ERM occurred along with a full-thickness macular hole (FTMH); in 2 patients, smaller ERMs were seen adjacent to superficial retinal veins. Serial imaging demonstrated that transretinal pigment migration preceded epiretinal proliferation of the hyperpigmented ERM towards superficial retinal veins.

conclusionHyperpigmented ERMs may occur in the late phases of MacTel type 2 following a FTMH or transretinal migration of pigmented cells to the retinal surface. Once on the retinal surface, black pigment cells seem to proliferate centripetally toward superficial retinal veins.

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Epiretinal MembraneHyperpigmentationRetinal PerforationsRetinal TelangiectasisFemaleHumansRetinaUnited States

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PMID36138103
PMCPMC10275885
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