an 18-year-old girl fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for the proteus syndrome (ps). here we report our findings in comprehensive general physical and ocular examination and review the literature focused on clinical manifestations and differential diagnoses. the patient had ‘mild’ involvement of the ophthalmic apparatus: absent foveal reflex, cataract, and abnormal retinal vessels, which in the...

Fifteen patients presented with foveal hypoplasia as an isolated ocular finding. The characteristic findings associated with this entity are a visual acuity of 6/21 or worse, nystagmus, and a typical ophthalmoscopic appearance of the macular area, including absent or abnormal maculofoveal reflexes, unclear definition of the maculofoveal area, and capillaries running abnormally close to the pres...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To assess the role of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the evaluation and follow-up after vitrectomy for diabetic macular edema. MATERIALS AND METHODS The 18 eyes of 12 patients affected by presumed diabetic vitreous-induced macular edema underwent biomicroscopy with a Goldmann contact lens, fluorescein angiography, and OCT. RESULTS OCT revealed two patterns of...

Purpose We report the clinical characteristics of a Japanese family with autosomal dominant oculocutaneous albinism and a SLC45A2 gene mutation. Methods A total of 16 members of a Japanese family with general hypopigmentation and foveal hypoplasia underwent detailed clinical examinations. We evaluated the severity of foveal hypoplasia using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT...

Purpose. To report clinical aspects, tomographic, angiographic, and autofluorescence patterns of two cases of isolated foveal hypoplasia. Methods. Foveal hypoplasia was found in a 23-year-old male patient and in a 64-year-old woman with impaired visual acuity of unknown etiology that remained unchanged for years. Results. In the first case, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) ...

A 10-year-old Malay girl with underlying HbE/beta-thalassemia, on regular blood transfusion and deferoxamine iron chelation therapy, presented two-month history of bilateral blurring vision. On examination, her vision was 6/36 both eyes. Other optic nerve functions were normal. Anterior segment examination eyes unremarkable. Fundus revealed dull foveal reflex. Optical coherence tomography macul...

Kumar V, Gupta PN. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222868 Description A 40-year-old healthy female was referred for macular hole in his both eyes detected during routine examination. Visual acuity was 20/20 OU unaided. Ocular examination of OD was unremarkable except for the presence of round red lesion at fovea (figure 1A, arrow) that was more prominent on green reflectance imaging (fi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between foveal (retinal) thickness and visual acuity in diabetic macular edema through optical coherence tomography (OCT) mapping software. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Retina Clinic of Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, from August 2011 to August 2012. METHODOLOGY Eighty eyes of 68 patients w...