- Clinical features:
- Uncommon congenital condition.
- Usually is unilateral.
- Symptoms:
- Enlarged blind spot
- Visual field defect
- Metamorphopsia and/or mild to severe decreased of visual
acuity in the cases of macular involvement
- Signs:
- Mild enlargement of the disc
- Variable sizes of crater-like or oval excavation of the
disc
- Usually located on the temporal side
- Commonly associated with serous retinal detachment and peripapillary
atrophy.
- Can be complicated with cystic changes of the macula, macular
hole, RPE changes, and schisis of the overlying retina.
- Management:
- Argon laser photocoagulation.
- Vitrectomy with gas tamponade.
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