Foveal hypoplasia demonstrated in vivo with optical coherence tomography

Am J Ophthalmol. 2003 Jan;135(1):112-4. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01923-2.

Abstract

Purpose: We demonstrate foveal hypoplasia by optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Design: Observational case report.

Methods: Foveal hypoplasia was demonstrated in a 79-year-old man with decreased vision since childhood using fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and OCT scans through four meridians of the central foveal.

Results: The OCT showed extension of all neurosensory retinal layers through the area in which the fovea would normally be located.

Conclusion: Optical coherence tomography can be used to demonstrate foveal hypoplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Eye Abnormalities / diagnosis*
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fovea Centralis / abnormalities*
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Interferometry
  • Light
  • Male
  • Photography
  • Tomography / methods