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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar;137(3):563-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.08.015.

Hypotonus maculopathy: magnetic resonance appearance

Andrew C Westfall  1 , John D Ng, John R Samples, Jane L Weissman
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Hypotonus maculopathy: magnetic resonance appearance

Andrew C Westfall et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: To report the magnetic resonance appearance of hypotonus maculopathy.

Design: Observational case report.

Methods: A 48-year-old man with a long history of glaucoma and subsequent trabeculectomy in the right eye developed hypotonus maculopathy. Visual acuity continued to decrease in both eyes of a relatively young individual with severe primary open angle glaucoma. A magnetic resonance image was requested to look for a compressive optic neuropathy.

Results: Magnetic resonance imaging showed an abnormal plaquelike thickening of the macula and flattening of the posterior globe.

Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first case report of the magnetic resonance appearance of hypotonus maculopathy.

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