Role of the Epipapillary Membrane in Maculopathy Associated with Cavitary Optic Disc Anomalies: Morphology, Surgical Outcomes, and Histopathology

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with maculopathy associated with cavitary optic disc anomalies.

Case	Age/sex	Follow-up period (months)	Cause of maculopathy	Macular schisis	Macular RD	Preoperative PVD	Epipapillary membrane	Decimal BCVA		Central macular thickness (μm)			Others
								Pre	Final	Pre	Post 6 M	Final	Findings
1	20/M	23	Optic disc pit	+	+	−	+	0.7	1.2	747	309	251
2	24/M	10	Optic disc pit	+	+	−	+	0.4	0.9	848	309	284	PPV → MH → SF6 gas injection → MH closed
3	82/F	27	Optic disc pit	+	+	+	+	0.1	0.2	662	324	128	Fellow eye: old morning glory syndrome
4	70/F	57	Optic disc coloboma	+	−	+	+	0.4	0.8	448	244	231	Fellow eye: optic disc coloboma without maculopathy
5	68/M	15	Morning glory disc anomaly	+	+	−	+	0.5	0.8	585	623	460
6	79/M	27	Glaucoma	+	−	+	+	0.6	1.0	444	374	326	VF defect remained unchanged postoperatively until 19 months
7	52/M	27	Glaucoma	+	+	−	+	0.3	1.0	1055	672	243	VF defect remained unchanged postoperatively
8	77/M	18	Glaucoma	+	−	+	+	0.8	1.0	771	759	404	VF defect remained unchanged postoperatively

RD: retinal detachment; PVD: posterior vitreous detachment; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; PPV: pars plana vitrectomy; MH: macular hole; VF: visual field.