Torpedo Maculopathy at the Site of the Fetal “Bulge”

Carol L. Shields

Archives of Ophthalmology · 2010 · 87 citations · 2 references

Concepts

Abstract

Torpedo maculopathy was discovered in 2 children as a pointed-oval retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) defect in the temporal macula. This congenital finding could be related to the fetal temporal macular "bulge" that normally occurs at 4 to 6 months' gestation at the same site.

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