Clinical and Echographic Long-Term Follow-Up of a Retinal Macrocyst: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Juan Carlos Serna-Ojeda, Christian Denisse Pinkus-Herrera, Maria Victoria Moreno-Londono, Jose Luis Rodriguez-Loaiza, Maria Cristina Gonzalez-Gonzalez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2014-06-01
• Series: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Retinal macrocyst; Retinal detachment; B-mode echography; A-mode echography
• Online Access: http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/363759

The purpose of this paper is to report the case of a 62-year-old male diagnosed with a retinal macrocyst secondary to a long-standing retinal detachment in his right eye. At fundoscopy examination, an oval, elevated retinal lesion in the superior nasal quadrant was noted. Ultrasonography was performed, with a B-mode echography showing an oval, anechoic image and a standardized A-mode echography with a reflectivity spike higher than 98%, which was compatible with a retinal macrocyst. The patient refused surgical treatment for the retinal detachment and was followed for 14 months with stable visual acuity and no clinical or echographic changes.