Spontaneous onset and resolution of optic disk pit maculopathy in a young patient

Kevin R Card; Jennifer S Zeiger; Vijitha S Vempuluru; Carol L Shields

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103902

Spontaneous onset and resolution of optic disk pit maculopathy in a young patient

J AAPOS. 2024 Jun;28(3):103902. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103902. Epub 2024 Mar 25.

Authors

Kevin R Card¹, Jennifer S Zeiger¹, Vijitha S Vempuluru¹, Carol L Shields²

Affiliations

¹ Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38537897
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103902

Abstract

We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with an optic disk pit and subsequently developed optic disk pit maculopathy, consisting of cystoid retinal edema in the peripapillary space and in the papillomacular bundle, which slowly and spontaneously resolved without intervention.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Eye Abnormalities / complications
Eye Abnormalities / diagnosis
Fluorescein Angiography / methods
Humans
Macular Edema / diagnosis
Macular Edema / etiology
Male
Optic Disk* / abnormalities
Optic Disk* / diagnostic imaging
Papilledema / diagnosis
Papilledema / etiology
Remission, Spontaneous*
Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
Visual Acuity* / physiology