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Case Reports
. 2011 Jun;25(6):821-2.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2011.25. Epub 2011 Feb 25.

Cystoid macular oedema successfully treated by cryotherapy in retinitis pigmentosa with Coats'-like retinal exudation

G De Salvo, M Gemenetzi, A J Luff, A J Lotery
Case Reports

Cystoid macular oedema successfully treated by cryotherapy in retinitis pigmentosa with Coats'-like retinal exudation

G De Salvo et al. Eye (Lond). 2011 Jun.
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Figure 1
Patient's pedigree demonstrating autosomal dominant inheritance of RP in the family.
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Figure 2
Colour fundus photograph of the right eye demonstrating exudative retinal detachment in the infero-temporal quadrant. Bone spicule like pigmentation, retinal exudates, teleangectatic vessels, and superficial haemorrhages are also present.
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Figure 3
(a) Right eye: 3D-OCT before cryotherapy demonstrates significant cystoid macular oedema and signs of an epiretinal membrane (ERM) (b) Right eye: 3D OCT after cryotherapy demonstrating mild residual cystoid macular oedema and ERM.
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