Optical coherence tomography in the study of the Goldmann-Favre syndrome

PURPOSE: To report a case of Goldmann-Favre syndrome with special emphasis on the optical coherence tomography findings. METHODS: In a 23-year-old white man with an 8-year history of visual impair ment in both eyes and night blindness, vertical and horizontal optical cohe rence tomography images were obtained through the macula and through the re tinoschisis located at the temporal side of the macula. RESULTS: Optical coherence tomography showed in the left eye a clear loss o f the inner retinal layer at the fovea and the formation of inner and outer retinal layer holes in the temporally located retinoschisis, The outer ret inal layer hole had rolled edges. CONCLUSION: In Goldmann-Favre syndrome, optical coherence tomography demons trated confluent macular cystoid changes and retinoschisis in both eyes. In the left eye, a lamellar macular hole and retinoschisis with inner retinal layer and outer retinal layer holes were observed. The outer retinal layer hole had rolled edges. (Am J Ophthalmol 2000;129:542-544. (C) 2000 by Else vier Science Inc. All rights reserved.).