PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between myopia and macular thickness, as measured by optical coherence tomography. METHODS A total of 143 normal subjects comprising 80 eyes with high myopia (spherical equivalent [SE] < -6.0 D), 37 eyes with low to moderate myopia (SE between -6.0 and -0.5 D), and 26 nonmyopic eyes (SE > -0.5 D) were analyzed in this cross-sectional study. Total averag...

We previously reported large-scale reorganization of visual processing (i.e., activation of "foveal" cortex by peripheral stimuli) in two individuals with loss of foveal input from macular degeneration [Baker, C.I., Peli, E., Knouf, N., & Kanwisher, N. G. (2005). Reorganization of visual processing in macular degeneration. Journal of Neuroscience, 25(3), 614-618]. Here, we replicate this result...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between foveal morphology and self-perceived visual function in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and whether foveal characteristics are associated with Ranibizumab treatment response on the self-perceived visual function. METHODS This prospective cohort study included patients with newly diagnosed neovascular AMD found...

OBJECTIVE To study the influence of anatomic preoperative characteristics (based on the parameter, foveal central thickness, measured by optical coherence tomography) and functional characteristics (based on the parameter, best corrected visual acuity, [BCVA]) on functional recovery after epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery. METHODS A total of 88 eyes (of 86 patients), on whom a vitrectomy due ...

PURPOSE To report a case of spontaneous resolution of idiopathic vitreomacular traction syndrome developed in a healthy young man. METHOD To exam the macular region using Optical coherence tomography (OCT). RESULT OCT examination revealed an incomplete posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) which remains broad vitreous adhesion at the macular area. The foveal thickness increase to 573 μm. The ...

We have restudied a Norwegian family previously examined owing to nystagmus. A panocular malformation with peripheral corneal opacities, correctopia, iris hypoplasia, early cataract formation, highly variable axial lengths, and foveal hypoplasia was found, causing a secondary nystagmus. A novel missense mutation in the PAX6 gene predicting an arginine-to-proline substitution (p.Arg128Pro) in th...

PURPOSE To show a case in which the shape of the fovea changed after an asymptomatic macular posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). METHODS The foveal shape was determined from the spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) images before and after a spontaneous macular PVD. RESULTS A 66-year-old man with a unilateral macular hole in the right eye presented with a perifoveal PVD in the...

CASE REPORT We report a case of a 35 year old male patient with no medical history, who experienced decreased vision in his left eye that he noticed by chance. After a complete ophthalmic examination, he was diagnosed with congenital retinal macrovessel with macular thickening. DISCUSSION Congenital retinal macrovessels are rare vascular anomalies, in which the diagnosis is usually incidental...