Open AccessTelangiectasis as a cause of intra‐schitic haemorrhage in optic disc pit maculopathy
Author(s) -
Quinn Shauna M.,
Charles Stephen J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0420
pISSN - 1395-3907
DOI - 10.1111/j.1395-3907.2004.00193.x
Subject(s) - maculopathy , medicine , optic disc , fluorescein angiography , ophthalmology , retinoschisis , retinal , age related maculopathy , retinal detachment , retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
. Purpose: To present a patient with the novel finding of vascular telangiectasis as a cause of intra‐schitic haemorrhage, occurring in optic disc pit‐associated maculopathy. Methods: A clinical history was detailed. Clinical examination included visual acuity assessment and slit‐lamp microscopy. Fluorescein angiography was performed. Results: A temporal optic disc pit, macular retinoschisis and a circumscribed detachment of the outer retinal layer and inner leaf holes were noted. A retinal haemorrhage extending into the schitic cavity was present, along with an associated vitreous haemorrhage. Fluorescein angiography showed telangiectatic vessels in association with the haemorrhage. Conclusion: This is the first reported case of vascular telangiectasis as a cause of intra‐schitic haemorrhage occurring in optic disc pit‐associated maculopathy.