Splitting of retinal pigment epithelium and Bruch's membrane due to a focal choroidal excavation.

Ratra, Dhanashree; Ratra, Vineet; Raviselvan, Munispriyan

Ratra, Dhanashree; Ratra, Vineet; Raviselvan, Munispriyan.

Afiliación

Ratra D; Department of Vitreoretinal Diseases, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ratra V; Department of Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Raviselvan M; Department of Vitreoretinal Diseases, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Oman J Ophthalmol ; 16(2): 347-350, 2023.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37602152

RESUMEN

We report an unusual finding of a split between the Bruch's membrane (BM) and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) due to a focal choroidal excavation (FCE) in a healthy young girl with sudden onset visual disturbance. She was followed up regularly for over a year with serial optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans which revealed a parafoveal conforming type of FCE. Initial retinal edema subsided in a month. No associated pathology, such as a choroidal neovascular membrane, was seen. A split was seen between the RPE and the BM on one side of the FCE, which remained unchanged. We postulate this novel finding of the split between the RPE and BM to be due to the inelasticity of the BM, causing it to separate from the RPE due to the sudden outward force exerted during the formation of an FCE.

Palabras clave

Bruch's membrane split; choroiditis; focal choroidal excavation; inflammation; optical coherence tomography

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Oman J Ophthalmol Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: India

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