Bilateral macular colobomata: Temporal dragging of optic disc

Indian J Ophthalmol. 2015 Apr;63(4):348-50. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.158090.

Abstract

A 13-year-old male presented with decreased vision and squint from childhood. He had bilateral large colobomata at the macula in each eye, the one on the right being larger than the left. The disc was dragged temporally with straightening of the temporal retinal vessels. This is a case report of bilateral large macular coloboma and serves to report its association with a temporally dragged disc and straightened temporal retinal vessels. A dragged disc if present with a colobomatous defect at the macula may strengthen the case for diagnosis of macular coloboma and help exclude other differentials.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Coloboma / diagnosis*
  • Coloboma / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Macula Lutea / abnormalities*
  • Macula Lutea / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Optic Disk / pathology*
  • Visual Acuity*

Supplementary concepts

  • Hereditary macular coloboma