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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology

Tamoxifen Retinopathy or Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: Multicolor Imaging to Clinch the Diagnosis.

Urvashi Kala, Janhavi Ramesh Desai, Bristi Majumdar, Amrita Pradhan, Sanatombi Thounaojam, Ahana Sen, Shashwat Bhattacharyya, Surabhi Chattree, Kumar Saurabh, Rupak Roy

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Urvashi KalaDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Janhavi Ramesh DesaiDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Bristi MajumdarDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Amrita PradhanDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Sanatombi ThounaojamDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ahana SenDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Shashwat BhattacharyyaDepartment of Ophthalmology, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Surabhi ChattreeDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Kumar SaurabhDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Rupak RoyDepartment of Vitreo Retina, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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Abstract

Purpose: To highlight the role of multicolor imaging to differentiate between the two cases presented, macular telangiectasia type 2 (MT 2) and tamoxifen retinopathy (TR) which have very similar phenotypical properties and can often present a diagnostic dilemma. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 2 cases, MT 2 and TR, presenting to a tertiary eye care center in Eastern India. Results: Both the cases show crystalline deposits and similar optical coherence tomography findings. However, MT 2 shows increased reflectance at the perifoveal region on multicolor imaging, while TR shows the same at the foveal region. Conclusion: Differentiating early TR and MT 2 can be challenging, and multicolor imaging, especially blue reflectance, can be very helpful in solving the dilemma and clinching the diagnosis.

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Macular telangiectasia type 2Multicolor imagingTamoxifen retinopathy

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