[Retinal detachment associated with morning glory syndrome]

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2011 Sep;86(9):295-9. doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2011.04.009. Epub 2011 Jul 16.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Case report: A twenty three year old woman was diagnosed of a morning glory papillary anomaly, then with normal visual acuity (VA). Nine years later, the VA decreased to 0.4, secondary to a serous macular detachment, confirmed by optical coherence tomography (OCT). After treatment with C2F6 gas injection, positioning, and peripapillary laser, the VA improved to 0.7 and the foveolar area reattached.

Discussion: The morning glory Syndrome usually has an early diagnosis due to poor visual acuity. Thirty eight percent of the cases have retinal detachment. We show an unusual case of morning glory syndrome with a serous detachment, successfully treated with gas and laser.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple*
  • Agenesis of Corpus Callosum / complications
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Coloboma / complications*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Dermoid Cyst / complications
  • Epilepsy / etiology
  • Female
  • Fluorocarbons / administration & dosage
  • Fluorocarbons / therapeutic use
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Injections, Intraocular
  • Laser Therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Optic Disk / abnormalities*
  • Optic Nerve / abnormalities
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnosis
  • Retinal Detachment / drug therapy
  • Retinal Detachment / etiology*
  • Retinal Detachment / surgery
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Septum Pellucidum / abnormalities
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Visual Acuity
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Fluorocarbons
  • perfluoroethane

Supplementary concepts

  • Coloboma of optic nerve