BACKGROUND To present a coincidence of macular telangiectasia type 2 and solitary retinal astrocytic hamartoma in one patient. CASE PRESENTATION A 50-year-old woman was examined in the Department of Ophthalmology of University hospital Kralovske Vinohrady for complaints of metamorphopsia in her left eye. Her uncorrected visual acuity (VA) was 4/4 on Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study ...

Introduction Retinal astrocytic hamartomas are benign tumors of the retinal nerve fiber layer with a characteristic appearance on ophthalmoscopic examination. Although these lesions may be found in isolation without systemic involvement, they usually occur in association with tuberous sclerosis. To our knowledge, there are few reports presenting optical coherence tomography(OCT)findings of vitr...

A 23-year-old man with a history of tuberous sclerosis presented multiple white globular elevated lesions bilaterally (Fig A). The most prominent these astrocytic hamartomas in his left eye was raised, cystic, and calcific A, line). En face OCT infrared scan B) highlights the clear cystic spaces. Angiographic flow C) en angiography D) demonstrates plexus capillary vessels apex hamartoma. (Magni...

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