Visual improvement after long-standing central serous macular detachment associated with an optic disc pit.

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol

Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, Moorfields Eye Hospital, 162 City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, UK.

Published: August 2008

Background: Approximately 50% of cases of congenital optic disc pits are associated with serous macular detachment. Long-standing serous detachments (over 1 year) with poor initial presenting acuity are usually associated with cystic degeneration of the macula and loss of pigment from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium, with resultant poor visual outcome.

Methods: A 43-year-old male presented with an optic disc pit and associated serous elevation of the macular region with cystic changes at the fovea.

Results: Over the following 2 years, the patient was aware of an improvement in vision, and acuity improved from 1/60 to 6/18 with resolution of subretinal fluid, as evidenced on optical coherence tomography.

Conclusions: We report an unusual case of an optic disc pit associated with a long-standing serous macular detachment that resolved gradually over a 2.5-year period and, despite very poor presenting visual acuity, demonstrated eventual visual recovery.

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