PURPOSE; To assess metamorphopsia in patients with epimacular membrane, using a SLO. METHOD& A SLO wa.s used to project I7 spots on the retina. A first spot considered as a reference appears at a constant place above a central flickering spot. The task consists in moving 15 other spots, appearing one after the other, in order to draw two regular squares as shown in the figure below. ~QQE: C-m o...

Sir, C ystoid macular oedema occurs as a frequent complication in diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, uveitis and postoperatively in cataract surgery. In general, macular oedema is most prevalent in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) Ischaemia and/or inflammation may pathologically explain the development of macular oedema associated with these disorders. No effective, specific t...

Two patients evaluated for metamorphopsia were noted to have inferotemporal retinal pigment epithelium elevations formed by a yellowish lesion. Fluorescein angiography showed granular hyperfluorescence with late leakage, which was interpreted as an occult choroidal neovascularization. One patient underwent photodynamic therapy. In both patients, neither vitreous cells nor neurologic manifestati...

Metamorphopsia is a type of optic illusion in which the size, shape, or angulation of objects is perceived as altered. Individuals typically see lines as wavy or curly instead of straight and flat surfaces as curved [1]. It is a rare manifestation of an acute central nervous system insult, mainly to the visual or vestibular systems [1]. It is a symptom caused by disorders of the retina or choro...

The symptoms of idiopathic epiretinal membranes (ERM) of the macula are blurred vision caused by the retinal dysfunction including photoreceptor dysfunction and metamorphopsia caused by retinal distortion. Surgical removal of ERM is reportedly associated with few complications, and surgical results are generally good [15]. Furthermore, we reported treating ERM and internal limiting membrane (IL...

CLINICAL CASE A 37-year-old man was referred because of a bilateral loss of visual acuity and metamorphopsia. On examination there was yellowish exudation bilaterally associated with serous retinal detachments, corresponding to hyperfluorescence spots in the early stage of fluorescein angiography. Photocoagulation of the leakage spots was performed in both eyes. Six months later he had recovere...

PURPOSE; To assess metamorphopsia in patients with epimacular membrane, using a SLO. METHOD& A SLO wa.s used to project I7 spots on the retina. A first spot considered as a reference appears at a constant place above a central flickering spot. The task consists in moving 15 other spots, appearing one after the other, in order to draw two regular squares as shown in the figure below. ~QQE: C-m o...