Macular Findings in Healthy Full-term Hispanic Newborns Observed by Hand-held Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

• DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20130801-01
• Publication Date: 2014-08-19T20:33:47Z
• Authors: Michelle T. Cabrera; Rachelle V. O’Con...; Cynthia A. Toth; Ramiro S. Maldonado; Du Tran-Viet; Michael J. Allingham; Stephanie J. Chiu; Sina Farsiu; Gabriela M. Marad...; Geeta K. Swamy; Sharon F. Freedman
• Keywords: Male; Fovea Centralis; Term Birth; Point-of-Care Systems; Subretinal Fluid; Infant, Newborn; Hispanic or Latino; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Retinal Diseases; Humans; Female; Prospective Studies; Tomography, Optical Coherence

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To enhance understanding of ethnically diverse normal newborn retinal morphology, the authors report spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) macular findings in healthy Hispanic newborns. PATIENTS METHODS: In this IRB-approved prospective, observational case series, 20 full-term newborns had dilated examinations and imaging by hand-held SD-OCT without sedation at Duke Birthing Center. RESULTS: Of imaged (35% male; median gestational age: 39 weeks; range: 36 to 40 weeks), two (10%) bilateral subfoveal fluid, including one double subretinal fluid pockets. Three eyes infants cystoid structures (one enlarged 1.5 months, with resolution 3 months). These were not visible indirect ophthalmoscopy. CONCLUSION: Some have sub-retinal or on SD-OCT. This study expands our seen various races. [ Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina . 2013;44:448–454.]