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Paracentral acute middle maculopathy presenting as a sign of impending central retinal artery occlusion: a case
Emily Louie1, Anthony Tang2, Benjamin King2
1Hamilton Eye Institute, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 930 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38103, USA. elouie@uthsc.edu.
Background:
To report a case of paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) that progressed to central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) on spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
Case Presentation:
A 63-year-old male presented with a paracentral scotoma that began several days ago. His past medical history consisted of third-degree atrioventricular heart block requiring a pacemaker. Giant cell arteritis was unlikely given the patient's labs, demographics and review of systems. SD-OCT revealed a characteristic hyperreflective band in the inner nuclear layer consistent with PAMM in his left eye. Fluorescein angiography was obtained and was unremarkable. Five days later, the patient developed no light perception in the left eye. SD-OCT showed a diffuse inner retinal hyperreflectivity consistent with CRAO.
Conclusion:
PAMM can be a harbinger event for complete CRAO. Complete stroke evaluation should be performed to prevent a cerebrovascular event or progression to complete blindness in the involved eye.
