Characteristic Needle-Shaped Pattern Seen on OCT in a Patient with Ocular Amyloidosis
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Abstract To present a characteristic optical coherence tomography pattern in patient with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis ocular involvement. This is the second case reported this needle-shaped deposits on retinal surface.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ophthalmology Retina
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2468-6530', '2468-7219']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2020.07.010