A Case of Gyrate Atrophy of Choroid and Retina.
- Author:
Woo Hoon SIM
1
;
Byung Oh LIM
;
Seoung Yuck KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Cataract;
Constriction;
Gyrate Atrophy*;
Humans;
Male;
Night Blindness;
Visual Acuity;
Visual Fields;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1986;27(4):693-699
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina is a rare hereditary disorder, which is characterized by progressive decrease of visual acuity, nyctalopia, visual field constriction and posterior subcapsular cataract. The authors experienced a case of gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina in a 22 year-old male.
