Surgical management of optic disc pit maculopathy with outer retinal hole

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2012 May;3(2):185-9. doi: 10.1159/000339241. Epub 2012 May 30.

Abstract

Objective: To report the successful outcome of a rare optic pit-associated maculopathy with an outer retinal hole following 23 G vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and fluid-gas exchange without additional endolaser.

Method: Interventional case report.

Results: This case report documents a 56-year-old male patient with complaints of progressive diminution of vision in the right eye more than in the left eye due to an optic disc pit with an outer retinal hole and a cataract. Optical coherence tomography confirmed the presence of an outer retinal hole. The case report shows the successful outcome of a rare optic pit-associated maculopathy with an outer retinal hole and a cataract following phacoemulsification with 23 G vitrectomy, ILM peeling and fluid-gas exchange without additional endolaser.

Keywords: Optic pit; Outer retinal hole; Retinoschisis; Vitrectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports