Reappearance of the tapetal-like reflex after prolonged dark adaptation in a female carrier of RPGR ORF15 X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report changes in the tapetal-like reflex in a female carrier of RPGR ORF15 c.3395delA X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) between examinations at 16 and 22 years of age, and to report the observation that the tapetal-like reflex faded due to exposure to daylight and reappeared with prolonged dark adaptation at 22 years of age.

Methods

Clinical examination, kinetic Goldmann perimetry, dark adaptometry, fundus autofluorescence photography, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), full-field electroretinography (ffERG), and multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) were performed.

Results

A female carrier of RPGR XLRP presented with a tapetal-like reflex at age 16. At age 22, the tapetal-like reflex was absent upon examination in daylight; however

SUBMITTER: Bregnhoj J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4063355 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature