Meshers macroreticular dystrophy of retinal pigment epithelium (butterfly-shaped dystrophy of retinal pigment epithelium) 7

General: Autosomal recessive; autosomal dominant inheritance has been reported.

Ocular: Butterfly-shaped dystrophies of retinal pigment epithelium; macular degeneration associated with fundus flavimaculatus; drusen of Bruch membrane; choroidal folds; bull's-eye degeneration of macula; detachment of pigment epithelium.

Clinical: None.

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