CLINICAL APPRAISAL AND RETINAL IMAGING IN POSTERIOR MICROPHTHALMOS.

PURPOSE: To report a critical case series of five patients with posterior microphthalmos and the review of their clinical findings with the analyses of retinal imaging.

METHOD: Case series. Complete ophthalmological examinations including optical coherence tomography (OCT) were evaluated.

RESULTS

All patients had decreased visual acuity with high hyperopic refraction. Dilated fundus examination demonstrated that elevated papillomacular retinal folds with anterior segment were unremarkable. Total axial lengths measurements showed reduced axial lengths and B-scan ultrasonography revealed sclerochoroidal thickening. Moreover, papillomacular folds were confirmed by OCT.

CONCLUSION

Dilated fundus examination, fundus fluorescein angiography, orbital ultrasonography, and proper OCT evaluation will be helpful to reach a diagnosis.