Volume 30, Issue 4 pp. 292-294

Acquired hyperopia with choroidal folds

David Murdoch FRANZCO

David Murdoch FRANZCO

The Department of Ophthalmology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

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Michael Merriman FRANZCO

Michael Merriman FRANZCO

The Department of Ophthalmology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

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First published: 23 July 2002
Citations: 12
Dr David Murdoch, Department of Ophthalmology, Auckland Hospital, Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand. Email: [email protected]

Abstract

Acquired hyperopia with choroidal folds is an uncommon but well recognized condition that is often benign and classically shows flattening of the posterior pole of the affected eye, variable enlargement of the optic nerve complex, and a space between the optic nerve and its sheath. A case is presented that shows the perineural space is best seen on magnetic resonance imaging. Lumbar puncture to exclude increased intracranial pressure should be performed even in the absence of papilloedema.

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