Progression of myelinated retinal nerve fibers.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To present a case demonstrating progression of retinal nerve fiber myelin and to suggest that myelinated retinal nerve fibers be considered among the peripapillary choristomas.

METHOD:

Case report. A 46-year-old woman demonstrated progression of myelinated retinal nerve fibers and associated retinal vascular anomalies.

RESULTS:

Myelinated retinal nerve fibers can be progressive. We confirm earlier reports of vascular anomalies associated with retinal nerve fiber myelin and show that they can also be progressive.

CONCLUSIONS:

The rarely progressive nature of myelinated retinal nerve fibers and the histopathologic studies published to date suggest that myelinated retinal nerve fibers represent a striking ophthalmoscopic feature resulting from ectopic oligodendrocytes; thus, the entity may be described as an oligodendrocytic choristoma.

• Authors: B Rosen, C Barry, I J Constable
• Journal: American journal of ophthalmology (Am J Ophthalmol) Vol. 127 Issue 4 Pg. 471-3 (Apr 1999) ISSN: 0002-9394 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10218709 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Choristoma (pathology)
• Female
• Fundus Oculi
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Myelin Sheath
• Nerve Fibers (pathology)
• Optic Nerve (pathology)
• Retinal Diseases (pathology)
• Retinal Vessels (pathology)