Ocular and systemic findings associated with optic disc colobomas.

PURPOSE: To determine the ocular and systemic anomalies associated with optic disc colobomas.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

The records of patients with a diagnosis of isolated optic disc coloboma and chorioretinal coloboma with optic disc involvement were retrospectively reviewed.

RESULTS

Fifteen patients were included in the study. Of the 30 eyes, the optic disc and choroid were involved in 18, an isolated disc coloboma was present in 5, a normal optic disc was present in 4, and the optic disc could not be identified because of extreme microphthalmia in 1. Of the optic discs outside the fundus colobomas, 1 had an abnormal shape and 1 had optic atrophy and hypoplasia. Eight patients had bilateral but asymmetric involvement of the optic nerve with the coloboma. Fourteen eyes of 9 patients were microphthalmic. Nine eyes of 6 patients had microcornea. One patient had a nonrhegmatogenous retinal detachment at the time of diagnosis. One eye had a retrobulbar cyst with microphthalmia. Eight (53%) of the patients had sensory strabismus. Two patients had unilateral cortical lens opacities. Associated systemic findings were present in 6 (40%) of the 15 patients.

CONCLUSIONS

Optic disc colobomas have a wide variety of presentations. Poor visual acuity was observed mostly in eyes with macular involvement and microphthalmia.