macular telangiectasia type 1
A rare, acquired, macular telangiectasia characterized by unilateral (rarely bilateral) abnormally dilated and tortuous capillaries around the fovea, associated with multiple arteriolar and venular aneurysms, lipid depositions, and intra-retinal cystoid degeneration. It leads to vision loss due to macular edema with hard exudates.
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idiopathic disease
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macular telangiectasia
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aneurysmal telangiectasia
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idiopathic macular telangiectasia type 1
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visible and exudative idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis
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