Intermitting Photopsia caused by vitreomacular traction

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Intermitting Photopsia caused by vitreomacular
traction

• Ulla Birk
• Jérôme Bovet
• Clinique de lOeil, Onex, Switzerland
• No financial interest

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PURPOSE

• To combine a patients description of binocular
• photopsia to the final visualisation of a focal
• vitreomacular traction by Spectral Domain OCT.

Methods
Case report of a 53 year old man who presented at
our clinic with sudden onset of photopsia in both
eyes.
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Patients description of the symptoms in a
drawing, SD-OCT
Left Eye
Right Eye
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Conclusion

• Spectral Domain is very precise and helpful in
  the detection and follow-up of posterior vitreous
  detachment with vitreomacular traction. Our
  patients description corresponded very well with
  the actual findings in the OCT. We recommend to
  perform an OCT in every case of central photopsia
  and once a VMT is diagnosed to repeat the
  examination after one month to exclude the
  development of a macular hole.