“Macular Sinkhole” With Secondary Choroidal Neovascularization

<b>Purpose:</b> To describe a case of an eccentric macular hole (MH) overlying a choroidal cavitation in a nonmyopic eye with secondary choroidal neovascularization (CNV). <b>Methods:</b> A case report is presented. <b>Results:</b> A 101-year-old man was referred for an asymptomatic retinal pigmentary abnormality in the right eye. A fundus examination showed a yellow-orange circular lesion with a white center and mild associated hemorrhage. Optical coherence tomography showed an eccentric full-thickness MH (FTMH) overlying a choroidal cavitation with intraretinal cystic change and subretinal hyperreflective material suggestive of CNV. The patient was treated with intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor and had a good response. <b>Conclusions:</b> Typically described as being adjacent to the optic disc and in myopic fundi, eccentric macular choroidal cavitations may be seen in nonmyopic eyes and associated with FTMHs ("macular sinkholes") and CNV. This case report expands the spectrum of potentially visually significant findings associated with choroidal cavitary disease.

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Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases
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2024-08-31
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https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264241269467
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Retinal and Macular Surgery
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“Macular Sinkhole” With Secondary Choroidal Neovascularization

Robert M. Carroll, Dillan Patel
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“Macular Sinkhole” With Secondary Choroidal Neovascularization

Robert M. Carroll, Dillan Patel
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Abstract

<b>Purpose:</b> To describe a case of an eccentric macular hole (MH) overlying a choroidal cavitation in a nonmyopic eye with secondary choroidal neovascularization (CNV). <b>Methods:</b> A case report is presented. <b>Results:</b> A 101-year-old man was referred for an asymptomatic retinal pigmentary abnormality in the right eye. A fundus examination showed a yellow-orange circular lesion with a white center and mild associated hemorrhage. Optical coherence tomography showed an eccentric full-thickness MH (FTMH) overlying a choroidal cavitation with intraretinal cystic change and subretinal hyperreflective material suggestive of CNV. The patient was treated with intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor and had a good response. <b>Conclusions:</b> Typically described as being adjacent to the optic disc and in myopic fundi, eccentric macular choroidal cavitations may be seen in nonmyopic eyes and associated with FTMHs ("macular sinkholes") and CNV. This case report expands the spectrum of potentially visually significant findings associated with choroidal cavitary disease.

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