Incidental Unilateral Macular Lesions in Children.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
; 54(6): 346-352, 2023 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-37352401
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study aims to examine the rare entity of unilateral macular lesions in the pediatric population and describe the distinct diagnoses and characterizations related to these findings.METHODS:
A retrospective cohort design. The database of the ophthalmology clinic in a tertiary medical center was reviewed to identify all children with incidental unilateral macular findings, examined during 2016 through 2021.RESULTS:
Twenty children were included. Mean age was 7.8 ± 3.4 years, 50% were girls. The most common macular lesion was torpedo maculopathy (50%), followed by pigmentary changes (25%), discoid maculopathy (15%), macular scar and combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) (5% each). None of the lesions changed after a mean follow-up duration of 2.3 ± 1.5 years. Visual acuity in the involved eye was equal to that in the contralateral eye in 90% of patients and did not change from initial to final visit.CONCLUSION:
Incidental unilateral macular lesions in the pediatric population are usually benign, stable, and do not affect vision. Long-term follow-up is advised, as vision-threatening alterations may appear. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2023;54346-352.].
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Retinianas
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Degeneração Macular
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article