angioid streaks

streak (strēk) a line, stria, or stripe.

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angioid streaks  red to black irregular bands in the ocular fundus running outward from the optic disk.

fatty streak  a small, flat, yellow-gray area, composed mainly of cholesterol, in an artery; possibly an early stage of atherosclerosis.

meningitic streak  tache cérébrale.

Moore's lightning streaks  vertical flashes of light sometimes seen on the peripheral side of the field of vision when the eyes are moved, a benign condition.

primitive streak  a faint white trace at the caudal end of the embryonic disc, formed by movement of cells at the onset of mesoderm formation and providing the first evidence of the embryonic axis.

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Angioid streaks

Gray, orange, or red wavy branching lines in Bruch's membrane.

Mentioned in: Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

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angioid streaks 

Degeneration of Bruch's membrane of the choroid characterized by brown or reddish lines or streaks in the fundus of the eye. The condition is bilateral, although one eye may be affected more than the other. Patients may occasionally be aware of some visual impairment in the visual field depending on the location of the streaks. The membrane is very fragile and liable to rupture in the case of ocular trauma, which may lead to macular haemorrhage and visual loss. Angioid streaks are often found in association with pseudoxanthoma elasticum (an eruption of small, superficial, solid elevation of the skin of the neck and other areas), Paget's disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or sickle-cell anaemia. See choroidal neovascularization.