Optical coherence tomography can be used to preoperatively identify various vitreal abnormalities associated with optic disc pit maculopathy, a study by researchers in Greece shows. The finding ...

We would like to thank Dr Shukla for his comments related to our recent case report relating to a child with an outer retinal layer anomaly at the fovea. 1 Shukla claims that we were incorrect to ...

A 12-year-old white girl came to our observation with a 1-month history of blurred vision and metamorphopsias in the left eye. She had no systemic disorders and no family history of ophthalmic ...

Early pars plana vitrectomy intervention of optic disc pits and serous macular detachments may increase the success of postoperative reattachment, according to a study. As pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) ...

New research is showing that less is more when it comes to the treatment of optic disc pits -- a rare eye condition. Many of the surgical techniques commonly used are unnecessary, a researcher now ...

New research from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is showing less is more when it comes to the treatment of optic disc pits--a rare eye condition. "We went back and looked ...

In addition to a subluxated lens, this patient has an optic disc pit of the left eye. Congenital optic disc pigmentation affects both eyes and is characterized by diffuse melanin pigmentation of the ...

The study consisted of both eyes of 96 women (57%) and 72 men (43%) with a self-described racial composition of 162 (96%) white, 1 African American, 2 Asian, 2 Hispanic, and 1 native American. The age ...

A colorful close-up image of the optic disc in a rodent’s retina received first place in the annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Winners Hassanain Qambari and Jayden Dickson took ...

When the patient presented for an eye exam, M. Tariq Bhatti, MD, and colleagues at Kaiser Permanente-Northern California in Roseville, learned that she had been living with kidney disease for much of ...

The optic disc, also known as the optic nerve head, forms a slightly raised spot on the nasal side of the retina. Here, there are no photoreceptors, hence it is known as the blind spot of the eye. The ...

(Edmonton) New research from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is showing less is more when it comes to the treatment of optic disc pits¬--a rare eye condition. "We went back ...