Title of article :
Optical coherence tomography finding in nicotinic acid maculopathy
Author/Authors :
Marc J. pirn، نويسنده , , Floyd A. Warren، نويسنده , , David R. Guyer، نويسنده , , Jame M. Klancnik Jr، نويسنده , , Richard F. paide، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Abstract :
Purpoe
To report optical coherence tomography finding in nicotinic acid maculopathy.
Deign
Obervational cae report.
Method
The patient wa examined with ophthalmocopy, fluorecein angiography, and optical coherence tomography.
Reult
A 71-year-old man preented with bilateral decreaed viual acuity with metamorphopia. Optical coherence tomography demontrated cytoid pace in the outer plexiform layer and inner nuclear layer. Fluorecein angiography did not how leakage. Two week after topping the nicotinic acid, the cytoid pace reolved.
Concluion
Niacin maculopathy caue cytoid pace in the inner nuclear and outer plexiform layer that reolve with dicontinuation of the drug.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology