Foveal hypoplasia and optical coherence tomographic imaging

Foveal hypoplasia is a retinal disorder in which there is a lack of full development of the morphology of the fovea. The optical coherence tomography (OCT) and functional findings are presented in relation to the underlying genetic and developmental conditions. Recent advancements of high-resolution OCT imaging have unveiled characteristics of foveal hypoplasia that were not detected by conventional imaging methods. An absence of a foveal pit does not necessarily imply poor visual acuity, and the maturation of the cone photoreceptors is important for the visual acuity. Regardless of the degree of the development of the inner retinal layers, the visual acuity can be preserved as in diseases such as Stickler syndrome that is a newly identified retinal disorder associated with foveal hypoplasia.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology

• Publication date

  2018-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.4103/tjo.tjo_101_18PMID 30637189PMCID 6302563
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