Dr. (Mrs.) KULKARNI SHILPA

Dr. (Mrs.) KULKARNI SHILPA

Abstract

Background: Punctate Inner Choroidopathy is a rare condition in the category of disorder known as white dot syndrome that affects predominantly young myopic women. This disease is characterized by multiple, small white spots at the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) level and the inner choroid, which may be associated with neurosensory retinal detachments, and often resolve, leaving atrophic spots with pigmentation.

Case Report: A 15-year-old female patient presented with reduced vision in one eye and well-defined circular pigmented lesions at the peripapillary area. The patient had unilateral axial myopia of -8 D with an elongated axial length. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed lesions between the disc and fovea that had the loss of retinal pigment epithelium and fragmentation of the Bruch membrane below the defective RPE. 

Conclusion: The prognosis of Punctate Inner Choroidopathy is generally good and resolved by itself; however, there are recurrences.