What is toxic maculopathy and bull's eye maculopathy?
Bull’s eye maculopathy describes a number of different conditions in which there is a ring of pale-looking damage around a darker area of the macula. The macula can often appear to have circular bands of different shades of pink and orange. It can appear at any age, and cause mild or more severe sight loss.
Bull’s eye maculopathy is a rare dystrophy, also known as benign concentric annular macular dystrophy (BCAMD). It causes a dartboard, or ring-shaped, pattern of damage around the macula. This characteristic damage can also be caused by other inherited retinal conditions, or by long-term use of drugs which suppress the immune system as part of treatment for lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.
Further information including symptoms and treatments can be found on the Macular Society website.
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