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. 1989 Dec;73(12):985–990. doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.12.985

Long-term follow-up of acute multifocal posterior placoid pigment epitheliopathy.

D F Williams 1, W F Mieler 1
PMCID: PMC1041951  PMID: 2611196

Abstract

Eleven patients with acute multifocal posterior placoid pigment epitheliopathy were followed up for 47 to 175 months (mean 106 months). Seven of 18 affected eyes (39%) developed progressive mild alterations in the retinal pigment epithelium. Seventeen eyes (94%) had a final visual acuity of 20/30 or better. One eye with progressive retinal pigment atrophy involving the fovea lost visual acuity from 20/25 to 20/60.

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