Scanning laser ophthalmoscopic findings in a patient with acute zonal occult outer retinopathy

Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 May;125(5):712-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00007-5.

Abstract

Purpose: To examine a 33-year-old woman who had an enlarged scotoma in her right eye and who was diagnosed with acute zonal occult outer retinopathy.

Methods: We performed a full ophthalmologic examination and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy.

Result: With a 514-nm wavelength laser, scanning laser ophthalmoscopy demonstrated abnormal lesions bilaterally. No abnormalities were detected with a 630-nm wavelength laser.

Conclusion: Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy can demonstrate retinal damage caused by acute zonal occult outer retinopathy, which is useful in differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Lasers*
  • Ophthalmoscopy / methods*
  • Retina / pathology*
  • Retinal Diseases / complications
  • Retinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Scotoma / etiology
  • Scotoma / pathology