title: Optical coherence tomography of a coexisting optic nerve cyst and optic disc pit: a case report.
abstract: We describe a rare case of an optic pit located over the nasal portion of the disc that was independent of a coexisting optic nerve cyst. A healthy 35-year-old patient was referred to our clinic seeking alternative treatment options because his previous ophthalmologist had suggested evisceration and orbital surgery for a suspected orbital malignancy. Our examinations revealed a gray lesion located within the right disc cup that was associated with a round lesion at the retrobulbar optic nerve. Based on optical coherence tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings, we believe that our patient exhibited an optic disc pit coexisting with a congenital optic nerve cyst. Because the patient had very good central vision and the lesions were benign, we recommended continued observation for this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzu-Lun
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kuan-Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Min-Muh
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sheu
authors.forename: Rong-Kung
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
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