The Diagnostic Role of Multimodal Imaging Techniques in Isolated Foveal Hypoplasia

ŞERMET F., DEMİREL S., ÖZMERT E., Bayraktutar B., YANIK ODABAŞ Ö.

TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.47, sa.5, ss.306-308, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjo.43799
  • Dergi Adı: TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.306-308
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Foveal hypoplasia, fundus autofluorescence, optical coherence tomography, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

To report a case of bilateral isolated foveal hypoplasia in which multimodal imaging was used to confirm the diagnosis. Fundus autofluorescence imaging, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fundus fluorescein angiography were used to describe the typical findings of a patient with isolated foveal hypoplasia. Spectral domain OCT showed absence of foveal depression and persistent inner retinal layers in the fovea. Fundus autofluorescence did not reveal foveal hypoautofluorescence in the presumed foveal area. Clinical diagnosis of foveal hypoplasia may be difficult due to the subtle nature of fundus findings. Fundus autofluorescence imaging may help to diagnose these patients. Foveal hypoplasia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of absence of foveal hypoautofluorescence.