Idiopathic premacular gliosis in children and adolescents

Am J Ophthalmol. 1989 Nov 15;108(5):578-81. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(89)90437-6.

Abstract

We treated three patients under 20 years of age who had idiopathic premacular gliosis, a disorder found primarily in patients older than 50 years of age. Initial visual acuity ranged from 20/20 to 20/50, remained unchanged in one patient, improved in one patient, and decreased in one patient. Final visual acuity ranged from 20/15 to 20/500 with an average follow-up of 60 months (range, ten to 102 months). Included in this series is a 6-year-old boy with idiopathic premacular gliosis. Children and adolescents with idiopathic premacular gliosis may develop progressive visual loss to a level where vitrectomy should be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gliosis / diagnosis*
  • Gliosis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Macula Lutea / pathology*
  • Male
  • Retinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Diseases / pathology
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitrectomy