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Foveal hypoplasia demonstrated in vivo with optical coherence tomography
Desmond E McGuire1, Robert N Weinreb, Michael H Goldbaum
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0946, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|December 31, 2002
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.