Vol 2, No 3 (2017)
Case report
Published online: 2017-12-28
Diagnosis and management of a patient with idiopathic macular telangiectasia type 2
DOI: 10.5603/OJ.2017.0018
Ophthalmol J 2017;2(3):83-86.
Abstract
This is a case report discussing the case of a patient with idiopathic macular telangiectasia type 2. The diagnosis and the management of the patient are analysed as well as the possible factors that attribute to the appearance of idiopathic macular telangiectasia.
Keywords: MacTelMacTel 2macular telangiectasia type 2
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