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Eye-selfie to resolve the enigmatic diagnosis of transient "eye spot"
Pierluigi Iacono1, Sandro Saviano2,3, Mariacristina Parravano1
1IRCCS-Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy.
Purpose:
To describe two cases of Cobb's tufts in apparently healthy subjects.
Methods:
Observational case series.
Results:
Two patients reporting sudden vision loss, with subsequent complete recovery, underwent a complete ophthalmological examination, including iris fluorescein angiography. Both patients took an "eye-selfie" using their smartphone to provide evidence of the iris bleeding. Iris fluorescein angiography confirmed the presence of iris neovascular tufts at the pupillary margin.
Conclusion:
Diagnosis of Cobb's tufts can frequently be challenging. The two patients' astute action in taking photographs of the eye enabled the condition to be promptly identified.
