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An Unusual Case of Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

John L. Norris, MD; Gilbert W. Cleasby, MD
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From the Department of Ophthalmology, Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, Calif (Dr Norris), and the Department of Ophthalmology, Pacific Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital, San Francisco (Dr Cleasby).

Arch Ophthalmol. 1976;94(11):1910-1911. doi:10.1001/archopht.1976.03910040620008
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• Photographic documentation of enlargement of congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium is shown in a 42-year-old white woman. No other reports of enlargement have been made and previous articles have stated that these lesions do not grow.

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Norris JL, Cleasby GW. An Unusual Case of Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Arch Ophthalmol. 1976;94(11):1910–1911. doi:10.1001/archopht.1976.03910040620008

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