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What do retinal telangiectasia tell us about the control of vasculature in the retina?

Neurodegenerative changes in the retina and retinal vasculature abnormalities are two closely linked processes. In addition, both of these processes have been linked to inflammation numerous times in humans and in model systems. We have studied Macular Telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel), which is an uncommon eye disease that is characterised by both neurodegenerative and vascular changes. However, histological analysis on post‐mortem tissue provided no evidence for inflammation in the retina of MacTel patients. This demonstrates that inflammation is not necessarily linked to neurodegeneration and vascular changes.