PurposeTo report the case of a 13-year-old girl with torpedo maculopathy, evaluated with multimodal morpho-functional retinal imaging, including fundus photography, infra-red and blue fundus autofluorescence, swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT), en face OCT, OCT angiography and microperimetry (MP).ObservationsOn fundus examination, a torpedo-like hypopigmented lesion was observed temporal to the fovea in the left eye. OCT showed disruption of outer retinal layers and the presence of a subretinal cleft. On OCTA, a diffuse attenuation of signal from choriocapillaris was observed along the lesion. Functional analysis with MP revealed a reduction of retinal sensitivity over the lesion.Conclusionsand importance: On OCTA, torpedo maculopathy is characterized by vascular alterations of the choriocapillaris along the lesion.
Purpose: Retinal photoreceptors layer integrity is considered essential to visual function. We report a case of acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) complex disease (namely AIBSE: acute idiopathic blind spot enlargement) in which apparently a full anatomic regeneration is not needed for a complete functional recovery. Methods: Case report with multimodal imaging. Reports: Visual field recovery in the presence of photoreceptors layer disruption studied by means of Optical Coherence Tomography. Choroid and photoreceptors layer thickness thinned progressively during recovery. Conclusion: This case suggests that anatomical retinal integrity as shown by OCT does not always correspond to visual function. Our case highlights that a complete visual recovery can occur even when structural abnormalities are still observable.
Purpose: To describe a case of a suprasellar meningioma compressing the chiasm from below and producing a unilateral fascicular (nasal) visual field defect that mimicked glaucomatous cupping. Case report: A 78-year-old man presented with painless, progressive, unilateral arcuate visual field defect. He was diagnosed with “normal tension glaucoma” based on an asymmetric cup to disc ratio. Despite treatment with anti-glaucoma drops, the visual field defect progressed. Neurophthalmic evaluation was consistent with a compressive optic neuropathy OD. Brain MRI showed a suprasellar meningioma compressing on the junction of the optic nerve and chiasm from below. Conclusion: Although junctional visual field loss (e.g. junctional scotoma and junctional scotoma of Traquair) are well-known presentations of compressive lesions at the optic chiasm, we describe a monocular, ipsilateral compressive superior nasal defect and asymmetric cupping as the presenting sign of a junctional compressive lesion mimicking glaucomatous cupping.
A 2 mg dose of triamcinolone acetonide did not improve the anatomic and functional status of the macula. A 4 mg dose markedly improved BCVA and reduced the macular thickness in this case of macular edema.
A 56-year-old lady was referred for complete binasal hemianopia noticed during routine glaucoma screening. On examination the patient was asymptomatic, there were no ophthalmic causes explaining her visual field defect and further neurologic investigation was normal. Binasal hemianopia is an uncommon finding that is usually associated to intraocular conditions, but may rarely be caused by neurologic diseases. The Authors also review the current ophthalmic literature about binasal hemianopia in patients with otherwise complete neurologic and ophthalmic investigation (idiopathic binasal hemianopia).
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