ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of congenital retinal macrovessel with decreased visual acuity, with a 14-year follow-up. Both the clinical findings and the visual acuity remained unchanged throughout the follow-up period.
Subject(s)
Retinal Artery/abnormalities , Retinal Diseases/congenital , Retinal Vein/abnormalities , Visual Acuity , Child, Preschool , Female , Fluorescein Angiography , Follow-Up Studies , Fundus Oculi , Humans , Retinal Diseases/diagnosisABSTRACT
Four cases of macular ectopia are described. Pseudostrabismus, caused by an increased angle alpha, is only one of the signs common to macular ectopia. A correct diagnosis is of fundamental importance because the treatment of macular ectopia is different from that of strabismus.
Subject(s)
Choristoma/complications , Eye Neoplasms/complications , Macula Lutea , Retinopathy of Prematurity/complications , Strabismus/etiology , Child , Choristoma/pathology , Eye Neoplasms/pathology , Female , Fundus Oculi , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Strabismus/physiopathologyABSTRACT
The authors describe a family showing coloboma of the optic nerve associated with chorioretinal coloboma and coloboma of the iris. The absence of its occurrence in association with extraocular malformations points to an autosomal dominant mode of transmission, with reduced penetration. The authors describe the probable pathogenetic mechanism of the disorder and discuss the differential diagnosis both for chorioretinal coloboma (inflammatory chorioretinitis, especially by toxoplasma) and for colobomas of the optic disc (papillary pits and morning glory syndrome). The molecular basis of the malformation is however still unknown and thus a prenatal diagnosis is impossible.
Subject(s)
Coloboma/genetics , Optic Disk/abnormalities , Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics , Adult , Child, Preschool , Choroid/abnormalities , Female , Humans , Iris/abnormalities , Male , Pedigree , Retina/abnormalitiesABSTRACT
The authors describe a case of congenital retinal macrovessel with decreased visual acuity. Ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography showed the malformation to be congenital and benign.
