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Color fundus photograph of the right eye in a patient aged 38 years with beta-thalassemia. (A) Fluorescein angiography of the same eye. Hyperpigmented and hypopigmented lesions in the macula are evident. Notice also the presence of angioid streaks. (B) Vertical optical coherence tomography scan through the fovea.. Notes: The thickness of the fovea is 157 mum. The photoreceptor inner layer/outer layer junction line is not visible. The granuloid-like appearance at the level of pigment epithelium is evident. Notice the irregular thickness of the retinal pigment epithelium and penetration of the granules into the photoreceptor layer in some places (arrow).. Abbreviation: OD, right eye.
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The inner and outer photoreceptor layer and the external-limiting membrane were not visible (Figures 1 and 2).
Left eye of the same patient. Color photograph of the fundus of the eye. (A) Early fluorescein angiography phase, depicting the hyperpigmented granuloid-like appearance of the macula. (B) Late fluorescein angiography phase, showing the angioid streaks and the hypopigmented and hyperpigmented lesions of the macula. (C) Vertical optical coherence tomography scan through the fovea.. Notes: Notice the appearance of granuloid-like accumulations at the level of the retinal pigment epithelium and their penetration into the photoreceptor layer (arrow). The photoreceptor inner layer/outer layer junction line is absent. Thickness of the fovea is 152 mum.. Abbreviation: OS, left eye.
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The inner and outer photoreceptor layer and the external-limiting membrane were not visible (Figures 1 and 2).