Reticular dystrophy of retina.

Abstract

This rare fundus dystrophy was first described by Sjogren (1950) in a Swedish family.Since then two more families have been described from Holland and Argentina by Deutman and Rumke (I969) and Alezzandrini (097i) respectively.This article describes a case in an Irish family. Case reportThe patient, a 7-year-old boy, was first seen at the Western Ophthalmic Hospital after a school medical examination showed he had poor visual acuity.He had no previous history of any systemic or ocular illnesses.His parents and grandparents were unrelated.