[Genesis of papillar pit. Microscopy study in a newborn infant]

The rare microscopic picture of a pit of the optic disk is described. The recess extended from the physiological cup of the optic disk to the former cleft of the optic stalk at the point of entry of the ophthalmic artery. There was no disk coloboma. This result is in good agreement with von Szily's paper on the genesis of crater-like holes in the optic disk as a residue of the cavity of the primordial epithelial papilla. In this case there was no communication of the vitreous cavity with a subretinal space, which is suspected of being the cause of the frequent concomitant serous detachment of the macula.