Functional and Structural Abnormalities in Deferoxamine Retinopathy: A Review of the Literature

Figure 7

Serial fundus autofluorescence (FAF) images of a patient with patchy pattern during a 5-year follow-up. (a) Presence of a patchy area with mildly increased FAF in the inferior macula at baseline examination, involving the fovea. (b) At year 2, the patchy area showed a much greater and uniform increased FAF signal compared to the previous visit. (c) At year 4, part of the patchy area of increased FAF signal started disappearing, and areas of retinal pigment epithelium atrophy started developing. (d) At year 5, most parts of the patchy area of increased FAF signal shrunk and disappeared, leading to frank retinal pigment epithelium atrophy in the macula.

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