Spontaneous Resolution ofLong-Standing Macular Detachment due to Optic Disc Pit with Significant Visual Improvement

• Main Authors: Efstratios A. Parikakis, Irini P. Chatziralli, Vasileios G. Peponis, Dimitrios Karagiannis, Aimilianos Stratos, Vasileia A. Tsiotra, Panagiotis G. Mitropoulos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2014-03-01
• Series: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Optic disc pit; Inner segment/outer segment; Optical coherence tomography; Macular detachment; Spontaneous resolution
• Online Access: http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/362263

Purpose: To report a case of spontaneous resolution of a long-standing serous macular detachment associated with an optic disc pit, leading to significant visual improvement. Case Presentation: A 63-year-old female presented with a 6-month history of blurred vision and micropsia in her left eye. Her best-corrected visual acuity was 6/24 in the left eye, and fundoscopy revealed serous macular detachment associated with optic disc pit, which was confirmed by optical coherence tomography (OCT). The patient was offered vitrectomy as a treatment alternative, but she preferred to be reviewed conservatively. Three years after initial presentation, neither macular detachment nor subretinal fluid was evident in OCT, while the inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) junction line was intact. Her visual acuity was improved from 6/24 to 6/12 in her left eye, remaining stable at the 6-month follow-up after resolution. Conclusion: We present a case of spontaneous resolution of a long-standing macular detachment associated with an optic disc pit with significant visual improvement, postulating that the integrity of the IS/OS junction line may be a prognostic factor for final visual acuity and suggesting OCT as an indicator of visual prognosis and the probable necessity of a surgical management.