Bull's-eye maculopathy: Differential diagnosis of Stargardt's disease

Angela C. Kothe; John G. Flanagan; Michael G. Hall; Marlee M. Spafford

doi:10.65636/cjo.v53i1.7116

Authors

Angela C. Kothe
John G. Flanagan
Michael G. Hall
Marlee M. Spafford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.65636/cjo.v53i1.7116

Keywords:

bull's-eye maculopathy, differencial diagnosis, Stargardt's disease, flash electroretinogram, pattern visual evoked potential, visual fields, colour vision

Abstract

A bull's-eye macular lesion is a fealttre of a number of ocular disorders. The case presenled herein uses standard clinical tests of visual function and an electrodiabnostic evaluation to detail the differential diagnosis of a patient with moderate vision loss and bull's-eye maculopathy. Fluorescein angiography confirmed a diagnosis of Stargardt's disease.

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