Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Vitrectomy combined with glial tissue removal at the optic pit in a patient with optic disc pit maculopathy: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Vitrectomy combined with glial tissue removal at the optic pit in a patient with optic disc pit maculopathy a case report Makoto Inoue 1 2 Kei Shinoda1 and Susumu Ishida1 Address Department of Ophthalmology Keio University School of Medicine Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-8582 Japan and 2Kyorin Eye Center Kyorin University School of Medicine Shinkawa Mitaka Tokyo 181-8611 Japan Email Makoto Inoue - inoue@ Kei Shinoda - shinodak@ Susumu Ishida - ishidasu@ Corresponding author Published 7 April 2008 Received 19 November 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 103 doi 1752-1947-2-103 Accepted 7 April 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 103 2008 Inoue et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Introduction We present a case of a man with optic disc pit maculopathy whose vision improved after vitrectomy combined with glial tissue removal from the optic pit area and without the use of photocoagulation. Case presentation A 45-year-old man complained of blurred vision and ophthalmoscopy revealed a retinal detachment and retinoschisis extending from an optic disc pit through the macula in his left eye. He was diagnosed with optic disc pit maculopathy and vitrectomy was performed. A posterior vitreous detachment was created glial tissue at the optic pit was removed and octafluoropropane C3F8 was injected as a gas tamponade. The retinal detachment and retinoschisis disappeared after six months and vision improved to 20 20 without any visual field defects .
