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  • Title: Optic pit maculopathy after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis.
    Author: Rodriguez-Coleman H, Schiff WM, Hwang JC, Speaker MG.
    Journal: Can J Ophthalmol; 2007 Feb; 42(1):123-4. PubMed ID: 17361253.
    Abstract:
    CASE REPORT: Optic disc pit is an embryological malformation of the optic nerve that occurs in less than one in 10,000 people. It is 10%-15% bilateral, and 25% to 70% of patients develop a neurosensory macular detachment within the 2nd to 4th decade. COMMENTS: We report a case of unilateral optic disc pit maculopathy 2 months after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) revision.
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