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REPORT OF A CASE

H. MAGDER, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1945;33(6):468-470.

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Choroideremia has been defined as a condition in which the choroid and the pigment layer of the retina eventually disappear. The disease is bilateral, the periphery of the fundus becoming involved early in the process and the macula late. Thus, the first symptoms are usually night blindness and loss in the field of vision.

The condition was first described by Mauthner in 1871, and 28 cases have been reported in the literature to date. The following case is that of a patient first seen at the eye clinic, Queens General Hospital, on May 19, 1944.

REPORT OF CASE

History.

—W. W., a white man aged 58, complained that he could not see at night and that because of this he always had to be home before dark. He had been employed as a janitor for fifteen years. About ten years ago, at which time he was working only at night, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MONTREAL, CANADA

From the service of Dr. Guernsey Frey, Department of Ophthalmology, Queens General Hospital, Jamaica, N. Y.

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