One Case of Full Thickness Macular Hole in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

Lee, Yeon Hee; Wang, Seon Jin; Kim, Jung Yeul

Case Report

Korean Journal of Optometry and Vision Science 2010;9(1):20-23.
Published online June 20, 2010.

망막분지정맥폐쇄에서 발생한 전층황반원공 1예

이연희, 왕선진, 김정열

¹Department of Ophthalmology, ²Research Institute for Medical Science, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

One Case of Full Thickness Macular Hole in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion

Yeon Hee Lee, Seon Jin Wang, Jung Yeul Kim

Abstract

Purpose
To report one case of full thickness macular hole associated with branch retinal vein occlusion. Methods: One patient with branch retinal vein occlusion were followed up and developed full thickness macular hole. They carried out ophthalmic examination including optical coherence tomography (OCT). Results: A 78-year-old female presented with decreased vision of the right eye. There was flame shape hemorrhage along to branch retinal vein and macular edema on fundus examination. She was followed under the diagnosis of branch retinal vein occlusion. At 10 months after initial visit, fundus examination and OCT showed full thickness macular hole with cystic change. Conclusions: Full thickness macular hole may develop as a rare complication of branch retinal vein occlusion. (Korean J Optom Vis Sci 2010;9(1):20-23)

Key Words: Branch retinal vein occlusion, Full thickness macular hole, Optical coherence tomography