PURPOSE: We describe a case of high myopia who developed paravascular retinal rarefaction generated by vitreoretinal adhesion on retinal vessels detected using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS: A 31-year-old man received a regular ophthalmologic examination for high myopia including detailed fundus examination and OCT. RESULTS: Detailed fundus examination revealed retinal rarefaction and fissure-like findings alongside the superior temporal retinal artery and vein in the right eye. OCT images revealed vitreoretinal adhesions on the retinal artery and a paravascular cystoid space in the inner retina. There was no retinal detachment. The axial length had increased by 1.50 mm over 15 years. CONCLUSION: Paravascular retinal rarefaction as well as pseudohole formation caused by vitreoretinal adhesion on retinal vessels was detected in this patient using OCT. OCT might be useful to detect early-stage retinal pathologies caused by paravascular vitreoretinal traction in highly myopic patients.
PURPOSE: We describe a case of high myopia who developed paravascular retinal rarefaction generated by vitreoretinal adhesion on retinal vessels detected using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS: A 31-year-old man received a regular ophthalmologic examination for high myopia including detailed fundus examination and OCT. RESULTS: Detailed fundus examination revealed retinal rarefaction and fissure-like findings alongside the superior temporal retinal artery and vein in the right eye. OCT images revealed vitreoretinal adhesions on the retinal artery and a paravascular cystoid space in the inner retina. There was no retinal detachment. The axial length had increased by 1.50 mm over 15 years. CONCLUSION: Paravascular retinal rarefaction as well as pseudohole formation caused by vitreoretinal adhesion on retinal vessels was detected in this patient using OCT. OCT might be useful to detect early-stage retinal pathologies caused by paravascular vitreoretinal traction in highly myopic patients.
Authors: Stacy M Meuer; Chelsea E Myers; Barbara E K Klein; Maria K Swift; Yijun Huang; Sapna Gangaputra; Jeong W Pak; Ronald P Danis; Ronald Klein Journal: Ophthalmology Date: 2014-12-31 Impact factor: 12.079
Authors: José I Vela; Fernando Sánchez; Jesús Díaz-Cascajosa; Ester Mingorance; David Andreu; José A Buil Journal: Int Ophthalmol Date: 2015-08-07 Impact factor: 2.031