Presumed Natural History of Combined Hamartoma of the Retina and Retinal Pigment Epithelium.

PURPOSE: To correlate structural changes of combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (CHRRPE) with patient age. DESIGN: Retrospective study. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty eyes of 49 patients (age range, 1-74 years) with CHRRPE studied at 9 tertiary vitreoretinal institutions. METHODS: We analyzed the clinical findings with respect to lesion topography and pigmentation as well as investigated the OCT findings regarding the thickness, vitreoretinal interface, outer plexiform layer distortion, ellipsoid zone disruption, and retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex involvement of CHRRPE. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical and imaging findings of CHRRPE at different ages. RESULTS: Analysis of 50 CHRRPE patients revealed that younger patients were more likely to demonstrate partial thickness involvement of the retina (P = 0.009) with predominantly inner retinal layer involvement (P = 0.04). The inverse was true for older patients with CHRRPE. In addition, older patients more commonly showed pigmentary changes. Eyes with CHRRPE were more likely to show an increase in central macular thickness independently of tumor location. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these findings, we believe that CHRRPE typically begins in the inner retina and continues toward the outer retina over time, with increase in central macular thickness, despite the location of the tumor.

Peripapillary serous detachment in multiple evanescent white dot syndrome.

BACKGROUND: To report the presence of transient peripapillary serous detachments in multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. METHODS: Retrospective case series. RESULTS: Four eyes of four patients diagnosed with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome presented with peripapillary serous detachments. Diagnosis was based on clinical presentation, fundus findings, and angiographic findings. All 4 were female with age ranges between 24 and 40 years and presented with photopsias, an enlarged scotoma contiguous with the blind spot, and chorioretinal white dots in the posterior pole with characteristic angiographic features. All of the serous detachments resolved or were greatly reduced concomitantly with the resolution of the patient's other clinical symptoms and fundus findings. CONCLUSION: The authors report peripapillary serous detachments as a previously unreported manifestation of multiple evanescent white dot syndrome. These seem to be self limited with concurrent resolution with the rest of the patient's symptoms.

Adult-onset foveomacular dystrophy associated with full-thickness macular hole: report of 5 cases / Distrofia viteliforme foveomacular de início na vida adulta associada a buraco macular: relato de 5 casos

Objetivo: Relatar uma série de 5 casos de distrofia viteliforme foveomacular de início na vida adulta, uma das distrofias padrão da mácula, em associação com o desenvolvimento de buraco macular. Local: Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, NY, USA. Métodos: Relato de uma série de casos. Resultados: Cinco casos de distrofia viteliforme foveomacular de início na vida adulta, uma das distrofias padrão da mácula, desenvolveram buraco macular. Todos os 5 casos, ou 7 olhos, evoluíram com perda de visão, e em um olho foi realizada cirurgia para buraco macular e obtido sucesso anatômico (fechamento do buraco). Conclusão: Distrofia viteliforme foveomacular de início na vida adulta pode associar?se ao desenvolvimento de buraco macular e esta associação pode resultar em perda de visão.