A 52-year-old man was referred to the New England Eye Center for evaluation with the presumptive diagnosis of either age-related macular degeneration or pattern dystrophy. The patient said that he was ...

Pattern dystrophy is a little-known maculopathy that is different from age-related macular degeneration but can be managed similarly, according to Michael L. Klein, MD. Pattern dystrophy (PD) is a ...