Structural Grading of Foveal Hypoplasia Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography: A Predictor of Visual Acuity?

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 118; no. 8; pp. 1653 - 1660
• Main Authors: THOMAS, Mervyn G, KUMAR, Anil, MOHAMMAD, Sarim, PROUDLOCK, Frank A, ENGLE, Elizabeth C, ANDREWS, Caroline, CHAN, Wai-Man, THOMAS, Shery, GOTTLOB, Irene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier 01.08.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Albinism, Oculocutaneous - classification; Albinism, Oculocutaneous - diagnosis; Albinism, Oculocutaneous - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Color Vision Defects - classification; Color Vision Defects - diagnosis; Color Vision Defects - physiopathology; Eye Abnormalities - classification; Eye Abnormalities - diagnosis; Eye Abnormalities - physiopathology; Female; Fovea Centralis - abnormalities; Humans; Iris Diseases - classification; Iris Diseases - diagnosis; Iris Diseases - physiopathology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Ophthalmology; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Vision Disorders - physiopathology; Visual Acuity - physiology; Hypoplasia; Macula; Optical coherence tomography; Malformation; Prediction; Visual acuity; Ophthalmology

To characterize and grade the spectrum of foveal hypoplasia based on different stages of arrested development of the fovea. Grading was performed using morphologic findings obtained by ultra high-resolution spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was calcula...