FOVEAL HYPOPLASIA AND BILATERAL 360-DEGREE PERIPHERAL RETINAL ROSETTES

A 24 yr old woman had bilateral pendular nystagmus, foveal hypoplasia, 360.degree. peripheral retinal rosettes and hypoplastic ora serrata of nongenetic origin. Kinetic perimetry revealed a generalized constriction of the field. Flicker perimetry revealed general depression of the critical flicker frequencies in the entire field. A slight increase of the threshold for light sensitivity after dark adaptation was noted from 10-30.degree.. Haidinger brush phenomenon was abnormal. Color vision was normal. The electroretinogram revealed mild abnormalities in the photopic flicker response. The visual-evoked response, recorded by local macular stimulation, was abnormal. The relationship of foveal hypoplasia to peripheral retinal rosettes in this case may have been caused by an intercurrent infection during the late stages of embryogenesis.