ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 2 |  Issue : 2 |  Page : 22-24 |  DOI : https://doi.org/10.46319/RJMAHS.2019.v02i02.006

A rare case of benign flecked retina - A case report

Sushmitha MS¹, Niharika Shetty^2
1Post graduate, ²Professor Department of Ophthalmology Sri Siddhartha Medical College & Research Centre, SSAHE, Agalakote, Tumakuru

*Corresponding author:
Dr.Sushmitha MS. Post graduate, Department of Ophthalmology Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur
E-mail: sushmithazen756@gmail.com

Abstract
The term Familial Dominant Drusen is used to describe a group of visual conditions in which radiating drusens and macular degeneration occurs in young patients. Drusens are described as yellowish deposits that lie between basement membrane of Retinal Pigment Epithelium and inner collagenous zone of Bruch's membrane. They consist of neutral fat, phospholipids, glycoconjugates, fibrogen, vitronectin, factor x, apolipoprotien E, thrombospondin, 7 ketocholestrol etc. Clinically they are classified as hard drusen, granular soft drusen, membranous soft drusen, reticular drusens and cuticular variant. Drusens commonly present in age group of 20 to 30 years. We describe a case of young male aged 35 years presenting with chief complaints of diminution of vision in both eyes, insidious in onset, gradually progressive since childhood, worsened since last one year and more during night time. On evaluation of family history, mother was found to have similar complaints. Fundus examination revealed numerous yellowish white polymorphous lesions extending from mid periphery to peripheral retina.

Keywords: Familial Dominant Drusen, radiating drusen, Benign flecked retina syndrome.