Foveal hypoplasia demonstrated in vivo with optical coherence tomography.

PURPOSE: We demonstrate foveal hypoplasia by optical coherence tomography (OCT).

DESIGN

Observational case report.

METHODS

Foveal hypoplasia was demonstrated in a 79-year-old man with decreased vision since childhood using fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and OCT scans through four meridians of the central foveal.

RESULTS

The OCT showed extension of all neurosensory retinal layers through the area in which the fovea would normally be located.

CONCLUSION

Optical coherence tomography can be used to demonstrate foveal hypoplasia.