UC San Diego

Purpose

To report a patient in whom a glaucomatous optic disc pit (ODP) disappeared spontaneously.

Observations

A 59-year-old Korean woman presented with primary open-angle glaucoma, an ODP, and deep superior cecocentral scotomas. She was treated with topical ocular hypotensive medications and followed. Twenty-eight months later, the superior cecocentral scotomas were not detectable with repeated visual field testing. With repeated optical coherence tomography (OCT), the ODP was narrower and shallower; partially filled with prelaminar tissue, there was an increase in the minimal rim width. At the final examination, the cecocentral scotomas reappeared, although prelaminar tissue continued to fill the ODP.

Conclusions and importance

ODP can disappear spontaneously in glaucomatous eyes under ocular hypotensive treatment. However, this is not always associated with sustained visual field improvement.