Dome-shaped macula associated with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy

Eur J Ophthalmol. 2015 Mar-Apr;25(2):180-1. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000531. Epub 2014 Nov 10.

Abstract

Purpose: Dome-shaped macula (DSM) has been described recently as an inward convexity of the macula typical of myopic eyes detectable on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). The authors describe a case of monolateral DSM associated with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD).

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 60-year-old man already diagnosed with VMD in vitelliruptive stage underwent SD-OCT that revealed the typical vitelliform material accumulation associated in the left eye with a convex elevation of the macula. No change was registered over a 1-year follow-up.

Conclusions: This is the first report describing a monolateral DSM associated with VMD. Dome-shaped macula could be considered as a nonspecific scleral alteration, probably due to increased scleral thickness, which can accompany many retinal disorders.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bestrophins
  • Chloride Channels / genetics
  • Electrooculography
  • Eye Proteins / genetics
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Humans
  • Macula Lutea / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods
  • Visual Acuity / physiology
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy / diagnosis*
  • Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy / genetics

Substances

  • BEST1 protein, human
  • Bestrophins
  • Chloride Channels
  • Eye Proteins