2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
12 Retina and Vitreous
Part II: Disorders of the Retina and Vitreous
Chapter 07: Other Retinal Vascular Diseases
Macular Telangiectasia
Macular Telangiectasia Type 3
Type 3 macular telangiectasia is an extremely rare vasocclusive process that affects the parafoveal region and is distinct from type 1 and 2 macular telangiectasias.
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Clemons TE, Gillies MC, Chew EY, et al; MacTel Research Group. Baseline characteristics of participants in the natural history study of macular telangiectasia (MacTel). MacTel Project report no. 2. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010;17(1):66–73.
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Yannuzzi LA, Bardal AM, Freund KB, Chen KJ, Eandi CM, Blodi B. Idiopathic macular telangiectasia. Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124(4):450–460.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 10 - Glaucoma. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.