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PERSISTENT PLACOID MACULOPATHY IN A PATIENT WITH HIGH MYOPIA
Anton M Kolomeyer1, Alexander J Brucker
1Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Purpose:
To describe a case of persistent placoid maculopathy in a patient with high myopia.
Methods:
Interventional case report.
Results:
A 59-year-old white man with high myopia presented with blurriness in the left eye. Vision was 20/20 bilaterally. Optical coherence tomography showed subretinal thickening and fluid without definitive leakage on fluorescein angiography after which anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy was initiated. The patient was diagnosed with persistent placoid maculopathy based on multimodal imaging and clinical response. His disease course was characterized by multiple bilateral recurrences despite active treatment. At final visit (23 months after presentation), the vision was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye, and the disease remained quiescent on immunomodulating therapy.
Conclusion:
Prompt initiation of anti-VEGF injections and immunosuppression resulted in disease control and preservation of vision in both eyes for almost 2 years.
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