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E B Feinberg

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X-linked pathologic myopia.

We examined a patient with decreased visual acuity and macular changes attributable to pathologic myopia. Thirteen additional family members were examined, and historic information was obtained on their relatives. A pedigree spanning six generations was constructed that demonstrated an X-linked mode of inheritance. This finding has important genetic and therapeutic implications for similarly affected patients.

Chorioretinitis

Diabetes as a risk factor for retinal neovascularization in retinal vein occlusion.

We evaluated a series of patients with retinal vein occlusive disease to determine whether diabetic patients with vein occlusions developed retinal neovascularization more frequently than did nondiabetics. Retinal neovascularization occurred in 68.8% of diabetics after central retinal vein occlusion compared with 27.8% of nondiabetics. Diabetics with branch retinal vein occlusions showed no greater likelihood for subsequent retinal neovascularization than did nondiabetics.

Diabetic Retinopathy