Abstract
Dominant vitreoretinal degeneration was first described by Wagner as a benign ocular condition. This term has since become widely associated with a familial retinal degenerative process accompanied by retinal detachments, even though nobody in the family described by Wagner suffered from a retinal detachment. Vitreoretinal degeneration, often progressing to detachments, occurs also in several distinct bone dysplasias. I have provided a classification of syndromes with vitreoretinal degeneration and its significance as a sign of connective tissue diseases (probably involving type II collagen). In this sense, it is similar to ectopia lentis as a sign of various connective tissue diseases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 432-449 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 3 PART 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology