Identification of visually significant operculum without macular hole by optical coherence tomography

Lance J. Kugler; Cathy DiBernardo; Eyal Margalit

doi:10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80065-7

Identification of visually significant operculum without macular hole by optical coherence tomography

Lance J. Kugler, Cathy DiBernardo, Eyal Margalit

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Case report: We report a case that illustrates the effectiveness of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in identifying visually significant vitreoretinal interface opacities in the absence of a macular hole. A patient presented with a scotoma in the right eye. Fundoscopic examination revealed a small lesion in close proximity to the foveal avascular zone. OCT of the right eye revealed a small operculum in the vitreous anterior to the fovea without evidence of a macular hole. Comments: To our knowledge, ours is the first reported case of the use of OCT to identify the presence of a visually significant operculum without an associated macular hole.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	41-43
Number of pages	3
Journal	Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80065-7
State	Published - Feb 2006

Keywords

Central scotoma
Epiretinal membrane
Macular hole
Operculum
Optical coherence tomography
Vitreoretinal interface

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Ophthalmology

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Identification of visually significant operculum without macular hole by optical coherence tomography

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