title: Optic disc pit maculopathy treated with vitrectomy, internal limiting membrane peeling, and gas tamponade: a report of two cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Two cases with optic disc pit associated maculopathy, treated with vitrectomy surgery with internal limiting membrane peeling (ILM) and gas tamponade, are presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case reports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two patients with serous macular detachment associated with a congenital optic pit underwent vitrectomy surgery, induction of posterior vitreous detachment, peeling of the ILM, and gas tamponade. In both cases, complete resolution of intraretinal and subretinal fluid was observed within a few months after surgery. The retina remained attached during a follow-up of 12 months and the visual acuity of both patients improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitrectomy with ILM peeling and gas tamponade without any additional laser photocoagulation seems to be sufficient for the treatment of optic disc pit maculopathy. Further studies are required to evaluate the above findings, although the implementation of large-series studies remains a challenge due to the rarity of cases with optic disc maculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department Ophthalmology, "G. Genimatas" General Hospital of Athens, NHS, Athens - Greece. igeorgalas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Georgalas
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petrou
authors.forename: Chrysanthi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koutsandrea
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papaconstadinou
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ladas
authors.forename: Eustratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gotzaridis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000601:surgery*; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016684:Prone Position; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride