AIM To compare the thickness of the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) in the papillomacular area of patients with long standing stage IV macular holes with age matched controls, using a scanning laser polarimeter. METHODS The nerve fibre analyser (NFA) was used to measure the mean thickness of the RNFL around the optic nerve head, the thickness values of temporal and nasal 45 degrees sectors a...

Purpose. To determine the correlation of reduced retinal thickness in the central papillomacular bundle (CPB) to central visual function, including central retinal sensitivity and visual acuity, in glaucoma patients. Methods. This study enrolled 50 eyes of 50 patients with open-angle glaucoma who were carefully screened for comorbid conditions that can cause decreased central visual function, s...

Program Number: 6345 Poster Board Number: C0122 Presentation Time: 12:00 PM–1:45 PM Long-term results of laser photocoagulation sparing the papillomacular bundle for peripapillary polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions Yukari Shirakata1, Fumio Shiraga2, Chieko Shiragami1, Ayana Yamashita1, Atsushi Fujiwara2. 1Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kita-gun, Japan; 2Ophthalmolo...

BACKGROUND Methanol toxicity poses a significant public health problem in developing countries, and in Southeast Asia, where the most common source of poisoning is via adulterated liquor in local drinks. Methanol toxicity can have devastating visual consequences and retinal specialists should be aware of the features of this toxic optic neuropathy. The authors report a case of severe systemic m...

abstract in this presentation, a case of bilateral choroidal folds in patient with diabetic retinopathy was reported. by our knowledge, this case presentation is the first report of choroidal folds in diabetic retinopathy, which bilateral symmetric and horizontal folds arranged in macula. the thick choroid that is developed in diabetics may be a cause of these folds but the source of difference...

P osterior microphthalmos (PM) is a rare developmental defect in which affected eyes display vitreous chamber foreshortening, normal or nearly normal anterior chamber depth, and papillomacular retinal folds. While membrane-type frizzled-related protein gene (MFRP [RefSeq NM_031433]) mutations have been reported to cause severe hyperopia that resembles PM, the resulting phenotype is better chara...

Introduction: Retained subretinal perfluoro-n-octane droplets occur in nearly 1% of the procedures. When cystoid cavities are registered, differential diagnosis including this condition is needed.
 Clinical case: A 77-year-old male presented three small bubbles under papillomacular bundle after vitrectomy due to a retina redetachment, evidenced by multimodal image.
 Conclusions: Multi...

tocoagulation was applied and the worm was successfully killed (Figure 1F). The patient reported significant subjective improvement, and his visual acuity measured 20/40 OS 1 month and 20/25 OS 3 months following the initial visit. Spectraldomain OCT showed disruption of the photoreceptors in the papillomacular region secondary to prior photocoagulation but progressive restoration of the normal...

The treatment of juxtapapillary retinal capillary hemangiomas (JRCHs) is still a therapeutic dilemma without established guidelines. Because of the location of these hemangiomas on or adjacent to the optic nerve, treatment is difficult and complex, especially when JRCHs are located in the papillomacular bundle. This manuscript reviews the clinically relevant data on literature regarding the tre...