Peripapillary pachychoroidopathy.

A study was made on 8 eyes of 5 patients between 47 and 65 years of age with peripapillary pachychoroidopathy. They all presented with a serous detachment of the neuroepithelium or retinal pigment epithelium in the nasal macular region that extended to the optic disc, with an increase in choroidal thickness at that level. An analysis was made of the choroidal thickness using high penetration optical coherence tomography, as well as their outcome in a period between 12 and 48 months. Peripapillary pachychoroidopathy is a distinct variant of the pachychoroid disease spectrum. It must be distinguished from other disorders, such as inflammatory or neuro-ophthalmological conditions, that may manifest in the vicinity of the optic disc. When faced with a patient with suspected pachychoroidopathy, a specific study of the papillary area should be considered using high penetration optical coherence tomography.