title: Abnormal vitreous structure in optic nerve pit.
abstract: A 37-year-old man presented with an optic nerve pit and serous macular detachment of the left eye. Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy revealed a cyst-like structure terminating at the pit in the premacular vitreous. During ocular movement, this structure moved vigorously and seemed to exert traction on the pit. We believe that it is part of an anomalous Cloquet's canal, and that traction on the pit may be a significant factor in the development of serous macular detachment in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Akiba
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishiko
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hikichi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kakehashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirokawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology