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. 2011 Apr 15;12:54. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-12-54

Table 1.

Clinical features of patients with cone-rod dystrophy.

Patient Sex Age at onset Symptoms Age at exam. Visual acuity OD/OS Fundus Visual field ERG OD/OS
Scotopic dim blue
Photopic single white flash
Light adapted 30-Hz flickers
II:2 F None 64 20/20
20/16
Mild attenuation of retinal vessels NA 40 μV/23 μV
181 μV/175 μV
90 μV/94 μV

II:3 F 40 Nystagmus
Night blindness
Photophobia
70 20/40
20/32
Mild attenuation of retinal vessels.
Macular atrophy
OD:relative 20° central scotoma
OS:absolute 20-30° central scotoma
Normal PVF on both eyes
124 μV/173 μV
56 μV/60 μV
46 μV/56 μV

III:1 F 32 Nystagmus
No photophobia
No night blindness
44 20/100
20/100
Severe macular atrophy
Rare bone spicule-shaped pigment deposits
Absolute 30° central scotoma and normal PVF on both eyes 48 μV/35 μV
44 μV/42 μV
32 μV/41 μV

III:2 M None 38 20/25
20/20
Normal Normal 253 μV/275 μV
30 μV/41 μV
70 μV/84 μV

III:9 F 35 Nystagmus
Night blindness
Photophobia
45 20/25
20/25
Mild attenuation of retinal vessels Normal 130 μV/121 μV
34 μV/46 μV
41 μV/40 μV

III:10 M Early childhood Night blindness
Mild photophobia
38 20/32
20/32
Posterior pole atrophy
Mild attenuation of retinal vessels
Absolute 10° central scotoma and normal PVF on both eyes 157 μV/160 μV
51 μV/45 μV
88 μV/77 μV

IV:1 M Photophobia 1 NA Mild attenuation of retinal vessels.
Abnormal pigmentation of the macular area.
NA NA

IV:4 M No photophobia
No night blindness
11 20/32 20/50 Posterior pole atrophy
Attenuated retinal vessels
Normal NA/139 μV
NA/24 μV
NA/66 μV

IV:10 M Early childhood Nystagmus
Photophobia
No night blindness
19 20/200 20/200 Moderate pallor of the optic discs, and macular atrophy Relative 20° central scotoma and normal PVF on both eyes 91 μV/89 μV
20 μV/13 μV
39 μV/42 μV

PVF = Peripheral Visual Field

OD/OS = oculus dexter/oculus sinister

NA = Not available

Normal value ranges are:

Scotopic dim blue: 160 μV - 250 μV

Photopic single white: 70 μV - 150 μV

Light adapted 30-Hz flickers: > 110 μV