Bietti crystalline dystrophy
(bē-et′ē)
[G. B. Bietti, 20th-cent. Italian ophthalmologist]
A rare, autosomal-recessive eye disease that causes gradually worsening night blindness and peripheral vision loss. It results from the deposition of crystals in the cornea and retina, with gradual atrophy of the choroid and retina. This condition is more common in Asians than in other ethnic groups.
SYN: SEE: corneoretinal dystrophy
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749286/0/images/dismiss-anonymous-sub-banner.
Bietti crystalline dystrophy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749286/0/images/dismiss-anonymous-sub-banner. Accessed May 21, 2024.
Bietti crystalline dystrophy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749286/0/images/dismiss-anonymous-sub-banner
Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 May 21]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749286/0/images/dismiss-anonymous-sub-banner.
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