Case report and literature review of torpedo maculopathy in four preterm infantsOA
Dear Editor,Torpedo maculopathy(TM),first described by Roseman and Gass in 1992[1],is a rare congenital unilateral retinal pigment epithelium(RPE)abnormality.The term“torpedo maculopathy”was coined by Daily[2]in 1993.TM typically spares the foveal center,is asymptomatic,and is often detected incidentally during routine ophthalmic examinations.Through literature search,we did not identify racial or regional differences in TM.It predominantly affects children,with an estimated prevalence of 2 per 100000 in individuals under 16 ages[3].While previous reports have focused on pediatric and adult populations,this study presents four cases of TM in preterm infants.
Bo Chen;Hong Yang
Department of Ophthalmology,Tongji Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430030,Hubei Province,ChinaDepartment of Ophthalmology,Tongji Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430030,Hubei Province,China
医药卫生
Ophthalmic Examinationsliterature searchweRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTorpedo MaculopathyPreterm InfantsCongenital Abnormality
《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》 2026 (2)
P.414-416,3
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82070991).
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