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Optic disc pit maculopathy after blunt ocular trauma
1The Department of Ophthalmology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany. meyer_eye@yahoo.com
Purpose:
To present a symptomatic optic pit 3 months after a blunt ocular trauma.
Methods:
A 16-year-old male with unilateral decreased vision was examined with multiple cross-sectional scans using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and kinetic ultrasound at the optic disc and macula.
Results:
Visual acuity was 20/30 OD and 20/20 OS. Fundus examination OD demonstrated an optic pit with a corresponding serous macular detachment. OCT disclosed a schisis-like separation of the inner retinal layer emanating from the optic disc and an outer layer detachment of the retina. B-scan ultrasound disclosed attached Choquet's canal at the optic pit.
Conclusions:
Patients with optic pit and firm adherent posterior vitreous may develop schisis-like retinal detachments after blunt ocular trauma.
