Laser treatment for unilateral concurrent optic nerve pit and coloboma with subretinal fluid in two pediatric
Mariam Tadross1, Nancy Arias-González1, Audina M Berrocal1
1Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Abstract:
We report 2 patients with unilateral concurrent optic nerve pit and coloboma complicated by subretinal fluid. Further examination revealed bilateral incomplete retinal peripheral vascularization in 1 case. Laser indirect ophthalmoscopy and the use of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors stabilized fluid levels and prevented worsening visual symptoms in both cases.
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