Sjögren reticular dystrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium: A case report

PURPOSE. To describe the clinical manifestations in a patient with Sjogren reticular dystrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium, and the evolution of the disease over a 20-year follow-up period. CASE REPORT. A 45-year-old woman with Sjogren reticular dystrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium was seen for the first time in 1983; the patient underwent 20 years of annual check-ups. RESULTS. Over the follow-up period, fundus photographs, computerized perimetry, electroretinogram, and electro-oculogram findings had either normal or slightly subnormal outcome. CONCLUSIONS. The results confirm that this disease involves only the retinal pigment epithelium and should not be considered a central tapeto-retinal degeneration or late onset retinopathy.