(mak‵yŭ-lop'ă-thē )

[macula + -pathy]

Retinal pathology affecting the macula of the eye.

bulls-eye m.Any form of macular dystrophy in which retinal examination reveals a degenerating round or oval region with pigment loss around the macula. Central, irreversible visual loss is a characteristic finding.

cellophane m.Macular pucker.

crystalline m.Benign refractile crystals in the retinal macula without visual impairment.

drug-induced m.Damage to the macula of the eye due to exposure to certain drugs, e.g., hydroxychloroquine (to treat autoimmune disorders) or tamoxifen. Patients experience a painless decrease in visual acuity that may resolve when the responsible drug is discontinued.

hypotony m.Folding or wrinkling of the retina or choroid that results from excessively low intraocular pressure, usually less than 5 mm Hg.

myopic m.Macular injury due to extreme nearsightedness SYN: myopic traction maculopathy.

myopic traction m.Myopic maculopathy.

neovascular m.Any macular disease, including age-related macular degeneration, in which new, abnormal blood vessels grow in the retina, leak blood, and interfere with vision.

radiation m.Damage to the macula of the eye due to irradiation. It may occur after radiotherapy for ocular melanoma.

solar m.Eclipse blindness.

torpedo m.A congenital nevus of the retinal pigment epithelium, usually an asymptomatic finding on retinal examination.

Valsalva m.

SEE: under Valsalva, Antonio M..