We report what we believe to be the first recorded case of angioid streaks in a patient with beta thalassaemia minor. The occurrence of angioid streaks in a patient with a relatively normal iron balance and only very mild haemolysis may be explained by the combination of pregnancy with associated multiple transfusions in a myopic patient where an inherent defect in Bruch's membrane may exist.

PURPOSE To report the spectrum of ABCC6 variants in Japanese patients with angioid streaks (AS). PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a single-center cohort study. The medical records of 20 patients with AS from 18 unrelated Japanese families were retrospectively reviewed. Screening of the ABCC6 gene (exons 1 to 31) was performed using PCR-based Sanger sequencing. RESULTS Eight ABCC6 variants were...

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a genetic multisystemic disorder affecting the skin, eyes and cardiovascular system. Basic fundoscopic findings in PXE result from Bruch's membrane involvement. The most important fundoscopic findings are angioid streaks. Other significant ocular findings are peau d'orange appearance, optic disc drusen, pattern dystrophy-like macular appearance, comet lesions, ...

purpose: to report concomitant angioid streaks and skin lesions in a patient with β thalassemia. patient and findings: a 47-year-old female, a known case of b thalassemia, presented with gradual decrease of vision in her right eye. on indirect ophthalmoscopy of both eyes, angioid streaks were detected. on fluorescencin angiography, hyperfluorescence of streaks without signs of choroidal neovasc...

BACKGROUND Patients with angioid streaks are prone to develop a subretinal hemorrhage after ocular injury, due to fragility of Bruch's membrane. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to report a patient with angioid streaks in whom subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) developed after blunt ocular trauma. CASE REPORT A 60-year-old man was accidentally struck in the left eye with a ...