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Fluorescein angiograms (FAs) of nanophthalmic patients, each of which shows a small, rudimentary foveal avascular zone (FAZ; image on right of each pair = 3x magnification of fovea). The top left images are from a normal 28-year-old female with a normal FAZ. Imaging of the left eye of nanophthalmic Patient 1 reveals a small, rudimentary FAZ and occult CNV (Top right). Nanophthalmic Patient 2’s FA shows a small, rudimentary FAZ, juxtafoveal window defect (fades late without leakage), and superior choroidal folds (2nd row left). Patient 2’s left eye has a small, rudimentary FAZ and choroidal folds (2nd row right, images). The FA from nanophthalmic Patient 3 shows a small, rudimentary FAZ and window defects OS (fade late without leakage; 3rd row left). Nanophthalmic Patient 4 also has a small, rudimentary FAZ OS (3rd row right, images). Ref: Walsh MK, Goldberg MF. Abnormal foveal avascular zone in nanophthalmos. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun;143(6):1067-1068.