AMA Publishing Group: Macular Disorders Topic Collection http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 16 May 2013 15:44:51 GMT Silverchair editor@pubs.jamanetwork.com webmaster@pubs.jamanetwork.com Intrachoroidal Cavitation in North Carolina Macular Dystrophy http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1687777 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Schoenberger SD, Agarwal A. <span class="paragraphSection">North Carolina macular dystrophy (NCMD) is an autosomal dominantly inherited condition with 3 phenotypic grades. Grade 1 has yellow or white drusenlike deposits. Grade 2 features confluent drusen, pigmentary changes, retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) atrophy, or subretinal scarring. Grade 3 is described as a macular staphyloma, coloboma, or caldera with hyperpigmentation and subretinal fibrosis. Different grades and expressivity may be seen within one family, and the etiology is unknown.</span> 1 4 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.1598 http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1687777