A pigmented free-floating vitreous cyst in a six-year-old child.

We observed a unilateral free-floating vitreous cyst in a 6-year-old boy. The ophthalmologic examination was otherwise normal. The cyst, which was pigmented, had a diameter of approximately 2.5 mm and was localized in the anterior vitreous of the left eye. In its movements it occasionally affected the visual axis, causing only transient and sporadic blurring of vision. Visual acuity in the affected eye was equal to that in the other eye (20/20). Follow-up is by periodic examinations

Evaluation of macular and papillary morphometric parameters in amblyopic eyes

Purpose : To evaluate the macular and papillary parameters by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in children affected by amblyopia. Methods : 234 eyes of 117 children (102 male; mean age: 8,89 years) were divided into 4 groups: group 0 (162 healthy eyes of 81 subjects with both eyes without amblyopia); group 1 (32 healthy eyes of 32 subjects with monolateral amblyopia); group 2 (32 amblyopic eyes of 32 subjects with monolateral amblyopia), and group 3 (8 amblyopic eyes of 4 subjects with bilateral amblyopia). All the subjects were assessed for optic nerve head (ONH) parameters, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness, macular thickness at 3 and 5 mm from the fovea, and retina map and ONH scan quality index (SQI) by SD OCT iVue, Optovue (Fremont, CA; Optovue, Inc.). Two-sided p values 0,005). Conclusions : Amblyopia affects morphometric parameters of the ONH and of the macula and the quality of the images assessed by SD OCT