patterned macular dystrophy 3

A patterned macular dystrophy characterized by a 'dry desert land' pattern of the fundus, involving the posterior pole initially and progressing from the temporal fovea to the periphery of the retina developing in the fourth or fifth decade of life that has_ma

A patterned macular dystrophy characterized by a 'dry desert land' pattern of the fundus, involving the posterior pole initially and progressing from the temporal fovea to the periphery of the retina developing in the fourth or fifth decade of life that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the MAPKAPK3 gene on chromosome 3p21.

Signs and symptoms

• Reduced visual acuity
• Macular atrophy
• Rod-cone dystrophy
• Choroidal neovascularization

Also known as: MDPT3; Martinique crinkled retinal pigment epitheliopathy