title: Cyst formation in optic disc pit maculopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the presence and the evolution of cyst formation in optic disc pit maculopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective study, 18 cases with optic disc pit maculopathy were studied. Five of them showed cyst formation in the fovea at the initial examination. The fundus findings were documented with slit-lamp biomicroscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, and stereoscopic photography of the posterior pole. All 5 patients were treated with a macular scleral buckle procedure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The presence of cysts in the elevated macula depends on the grade of the disease. Cyst formation can develop not only in the later stage of the disease but also quite early. In all 5 patients cyst formation gradually decreased and finally disappeared after the surgical procedure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cyst formation is an entity which accompanies the macular detachment associated with optic disc pit. The development of the cysts has been noticed after the establishment of the schisis-like separation and before or in conjunction with the formation of a lamellar macular hole which usually accompanies the optic disc pit maculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Ophthalmology, Athens University School of Medicine, General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Theodossiadis
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Theodossiadis
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Ladas
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Zafirakis
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kollia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koutsandrea
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vergados
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Apostolopoulos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D014792:Visual Acuity