Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Three Cases of Albinism.
- Author:
Chang Jun PARK
1
;
Seon Jin WANG
;
Jung Yeul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea. kimjy@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Albinism;
Foveal hypoplasia;
Optical coherence tomography
- MeSH:
Albinism*;
Albinism, Ocular;
Albinism, Oculocutaneous;
Depression;
Humans;
Retina;
Retinaldehyde;
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2007;48(6):854-859
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in albinism. METHODS: Full ocular examinations, including OCT, were performed in one patient with ocular albinism and two patients with oculocutaneous albinism. RESULTS: OCT scans were unable to detect the foveal depression in these patients. A widespread thickening of the retina occurred throughout the entire fovea, which showed no difference from the surrounding macula. OCT scans also demonstrated probable scleral layer below the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) layer. CONCLUSIONS: OCT scans of albinism patients confirmed foveal hypoplasia and increased transmission of incident light in the RPE layer.
