Friday, March 16, 2007

Congenital Tilted Disk Syndrome

Congenital Tilted Disk Syndrome

General: Defective closure of embryonic cleft; disk appears tilted downward and nasal; affects both sexes; central vision is not affected; field defect improves with myopic correction.

Ocular: Myopia; astigmatism; coloboma; situs inversus; posterior inferonasal staphyloma; superotemporal, bitemporal, or superior altitudinal visual field defects; inferior fundus pallor; central retinal vein occlusion; hypoplastic retina and choroid; macular choroidal neovascularization.

Clinical: None.

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Giuffre G. Chorioretinal degenerative changes in the tilted disc syndrome. Int Ophthalmol 1991; 15:1-7.

Giuffre G. Tilted discs and central retinal vein occlusion. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1993; 231:41-42.

Stur M. Congenital tilted disk syndrome associated with parafoveal subretinal neovascularization. Am J Ophthalmol 1988; 105:98-99.

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