BILATERAL MACULAR HOLES RESULTING FROM SEPTIC EMBOLIZATION

Authors
BEATTY S HARRISON RJ ROCHE P
Citation
S. Beatty et al., BILATERAL MACULAR HOLES RESULTING FROM SEPTIC EMBOLIZATION, American journal of ophthalmology, 123(4), 1997, pp. 557-559
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
American journal of ophthalmology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029394
Volume
123
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
557 - 559
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9394(1997)123:4<557:BMHRFS>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a previously undescribed cause of bilateral macular hole formation. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: Septic emboli were note d at the center of the macula in both eyes of a 32-year-old man with a cute bacterial endocarditis. Bilateral full-thickness macular holes la ter developed at the site of these retinal lesions. CONCLUSION: This c ase represents the first report of fundus lesions in septicemia result ing in full thickness macular hole formation.