Retinitis pigmentosa sine pigmento masqueraded as myopia: A case report (CARE).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Retinitis pigmentosa is a major cause of visual disability and blindness. Photopsia is usually presented in patients with retinal traction caused by posterior vitreous detachment in clinic, which would occur more commonly in those suffer from moderate or high myopia. We describe a patient with leopard-like retinopathy initially complaining of photopsia caused not by myopia but by retinitis pigmentosa.

Patient concerns

A 39-year-old woman with a history of moderate myopia presented to us complaining of photopsia for several days.

Diagnosis

Fundus examination revealed leopard-like retinopathy with normal optic disc and macula appearance in both eyes. The atrophy of retinal pigment epithelium was found in peripheral retina while no bone spicule was present.

SUBMITTER: Lu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837948 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature