Torpedo Maculopathy: Case Series of an Underdiagnosed and Rare Condition Using Multimodal Imaging

Nicolas Owlya; Mickael Barbosa; Anna Chiara Nascimbeni; Yannic Pannatier-Schuetz; Daniela Gallo Castro; Aude Ambresin

doi:10.1055/a-2238-7245

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde, Table of Contents

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2025; 242(07): 759-763
DOI: 10.1055/a-2238-7245

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Torpedo Maculopathy: Case Series of an Underdiagnosed and Rare Condition Using Multimodal Imaging

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Authors

Nicolas Owlya

¹Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland

²Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Retina Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
Mickael Barbosa

¹Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland

²Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Retina Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
Anna Chiara Nascimbeni

¹Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland

²Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Retina Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
Yannic Pannatier-Schuetz

¹Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland

²Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Retina Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
Daniela Gallo Castro

¹Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland

²Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Retina Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
Aude Ambresin

¹Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland

²Medical Retina, Swiss Visio Retina Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland

³Ophthalmology, RétinElysée, Lausanne, Switzerland

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