Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: A Case Series
Vinith R Devarakonda, Gurunadh S Velamakanni, Padala V Prasad, Kandula Satish, Gattineni Dharani · 2026
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Description
Vinith Devarakonda and co-authors present five cases of macular telangiectasia type 2, a slow retinal disease that blurs and warps central vision. The condition twists the tiny vessels around the fovea and gradually degrades the tissue used for reading and faces. It is easy to misread early, and patients may get needless treatments for look-alike diseases.
All five patients were in their fifties, reporting distorted vision and failing reading. Scans showed the signature pattern on both sides: asymmetric foveal pits, breaks in the photoreceptor layer, and bright shadowing at the fovea. The series catalogs the range of appearances so clinicians can spot the disease early and spare patients wrong turns.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Vinith R Devarakonda, Gurunadh S Velamakanni, Padala V Prasad, Kandula Satish, Gattineni Dharani |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |