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. 1992 Jan;76(1):58–60. doi: 10.1136/bjo.76.1.58

Vitelliform macular degeneration associated with mitochondrial myopathy.

G Modi 1, J M Heckman 1, D Saffer 1
PMCID: PMC504154  PMID: 1739696

Abstract

A patient with mitochondrial myopathy is described. Examination of his fundus revealed bilateral vitelliform degeneration of the maculae. This lesion is a focal abnormality of the retinal pigment epithelium and may be a manifestation of the underlying mitochondrial disease.

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