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OCTA used to assess macular vessel density in Stargardt disease
BALTIMORE — Patients with Stargardt disease had a lower vessel density in the deep retina, according to a study presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting. This suggests there is a significant decrease in the vascular layers after damage to the photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium.“Previous studies have found that choroidal retinal atrophy and a loss of the choroidal vascular to be a factor in Stargardt, and since OCT is a new modality, which can see the deep layers of the retina and choroid and (Read more...)