CASE OF TORPEDO MACULOPATHY WITH TWO DISTINCT ZONES OF THE RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM

Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2022 May 1;16(3):360-361. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000981. Epub 2020 Feb 7.

Abstract

Background/purpose: To report a case of torpedo maculopathy with two distinct zones of the retinal pigment epithelium visualized on optical coherence tomography.

Methods: Observational case report.

Results: A 6-year-old female presented for a routine examination. Visual acuity was 20/20 bilaterally. Dilated fundus examination was normal in the right eye. Dilated fundus examination of the left eye showed a wedge-shaped area of hypopigmentation in the temporal macula. Optical coherence tomography macula of the left eye showed outer retinal cavitation with segmentation of the foveal retinal pigment epithelium into a superficial fluffy zone and a deeper hyperreflective zone.

Conclusion: This case helps contribute to the growing body of the torpedo maculopathy literature that may reveal different stages of the same disease evolving over time.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography / methods
  • Humans
  • Macular Degeneration*
  • Retinal Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods