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Dec 18 2025 by Surabhi Gupta, MS, DNB, FVRS

Right eye color fundus photograph showing myelinated nerve fibers surrounding the optic nerve appearing as a white halo of myelin crown.

Photographer: Dr Surabhi Gupta

Imaging device: EDION FA

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Jun 4 2025 by Paulina Araujo

The 55-degree central fundus photograph of the left eye reveals myelination of the nerve fiber layer along the inferior nasal arcade.

Photographer: Paulina D.Araujo Martínez, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México I.A.P., Hospital Dr Luis Sánchez Bulnes.

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Apr 18 2025 by DR Rohit Gupta

The **myelinated nerve fibers of the optic disc** (also known as **medullated nerve fibers**) are retinal nerve fibers that retain their myelin sheath as they pass through the optic nerve head. Normally, retinal nerve fibers are unmyelinated to allow for light transparency, but in some cases, myelination extends anteriorly into the retina, appearing as a striking white, feathery patch on the optic disc or peripapillary retina. ### **Key Features:** 1. **Appearance:** - Dense, white, striated patches with feathery edges. - Typically located at the superior or inferior pole of the optic disc. - May obscure retinal vessels underneath. 2. **Clinical Significance:** - Usually **benign** and asymptomatic. - **Congenital** (present at birth or early childhood). - Rarely associated with **visual field defects** (e.g., scotomas corresponding to the area of myelination). - Occasionally linked with **high myopia** or **amblyopia** if extensive. 3. **Pathophysiology:** - Failure of oligodendrocytes or Schwann cells to stop myelination at the lamina cribrosa. - Normally, myelination stops at the optic nerve head, but in this condition, it extends into the retina. 4. **Diagnosis:** - **Fundoscopy:** Classic white, feathery appearance. - **Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT):** Shows thickened retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). - **Visual Field Testing:** May detect defects if large. 5. **Differential Diagnosis:** - Optic disc edema - Cotton wool spots - Retinoblastoma (rarely, but must be ruled out in children) 6. **Management:** - No treatment required if asymptomatic. - Monitor for amblyopia in children. - Rare cases with significant visual impairment may need further evaluation. ### **Fun Fact:** Myelinated nerve fibers are seen in **~0.5-1%** of the population and are usually an incidental finding.

Photographer: Dr Rohit gupta

Imaging device: Samsung S21

Condition/keywords: Medulated Nerve fibre, Medullated Nerve fibres, myelinated nerve fibers, Myelinated Nerve Fibres, optic disc drusen

Jul 31 2024 by Tejaswita Verma

Fundus image of a 20 year old female who presented with metamorphopsia ,slightly blurred vision. BCVA was 6/9, epiretinal membrane present on central fundus examination with myelinated nerve fibres.

Photographer: DR. TEJASWITA VERMA

Imaging device: MIRANTE

Condition/keywords: combined hamartoma of retina and RPE, myelinated nerve fibers

May 6 2024 by Anupama Janardhanan

Fundus photograph of a 24 year old male patient with Anisometropia and Right Eye High Myopia associated with Diffuse circumpapillary myelinated Nerve Fibre and Left Eye normal fundus.

Photographer: Dr. Anupama Janardhanan, Aravind Eye hospital, Tirunelveli, India

Imaging device: Heidelberg Spectralis

Condition/keywords: anisometropia, myelinated nerve fibers, myopic degeneration

Jan 30 2024 by Akansha Sharma

Color fundus photograph of a 15 year old male with myelinated nerve fibres all around the disc in the right eye.

Photographer: Dr. Akansha Sharma, Bharati Eye Hospital

Condition/keywords: MNF, myelinated nerve fibers

Jun 17 2023 by Harsh Vardhan Singh, MS

Fundus photograph of 32-year-old male having good best corrected visual acuity in both eyes with right eye having high myopia & MNF as incidental finding

Photographer: Dr Harsh Vardhan Singh, Assistant Professor, AIIMS, Guwahati

Condition/keywords: medullated nerve fibers, MNF, myelinated nerve fiber layer, myelinated nerve fibers, Nerve fiber layer arrangements, NFL

May 31 2023 by Akansha Sharma

COLOUR FUNDUS PHOTOGRAPH OF A 32 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH MYELINATED NERVE FIBRES

Photographer: Dr. Urmil Shah, Dr. Akansha Sharma, Dr. Denish Patel

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Apr 26 2023 by Kalyan Singh

Young male, presented to our OPD side for diminution of vision in fellow eye.

Photographer: Dr Kalyan Singh, Junior resident , Department of ophthalmology, GSVM MEDICAL COLLEGE KANPUR

Imaging device: One plus 10 R

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Mar 5 2023 by Niloofar Piri, MD

Fundus photograph of the right eye demonstrating patches of isolated myelinated nerve fiber layers along inferior arcade as well as nasal retina

Photographer: Sean Kelso, Saint Louis University

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fiber layer, myelinated nerve fibers

Mar 5 2023 by Kalyan Singh

History of trauma 4-5 years back and presented to our side with unilateral diminution of vision.

Photographer: Kalyan Singh, GSVM medical college, Kanpur

Imaging device: Smartphone (1 plus 10 R)

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers, trauma

Nov 24 2022 by Eder Díaz Dorado

Fundus photograph of an 35-year-old woman with myelinated nerve fiber layer

Photographer: Eder Díaz Dorado, Hospital Central Militar CDMX

Imaging device: Smartphone

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Nov 10 2022 by Tandava Krishnan

Color fundus photo of the Left eye of a patient showing myelinated nerve fiber

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Nov 10 2022 by Tandava Krishnan

Red free fundus photograph of the left eye of a patient with myelinated nerve fibre. Myelinated nerve fibres are autofluorescent and can be clearly made out on red free imaging

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

May 20 2021 by Anmol Naik

A 21-year-old Indian male presented with incidentally discovered subnormal vision in the left eye. On examination, he had esotropia with high myopia of -14 dioptres. Fundus examination revealed extensively myelinated nerve fibres around the optic disc extending along the arcade but sparing the fovea. The association of myelinated nerve fibres with high myopia and amblyopia is well documented but the causal association between these is unproven. Early detection of refractive error and aggressive therapy to prevent amblyopia has been reported with some success.

Photographer: Anmol Naik, Nakshatra Superspeciality Eye Hospital, Pune, India.

Imaging device: Zeine slit-lamp mounted Fundus imaging system

Condition/keywords: amblyopia, high myopia, myelinated nerve fibers

May 5 2021 by Priya Rasipuram Chandrasekaran, MBBS, DO, DNB, FRCS

A 31-year-old male presented with a decreased vision of 20/125 N24 with -6.50 DS/-3.50 cyl 90 in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed peripapillary MNF progressing superiorly, obscuring disc and vessels and sparing the macula. OCT of ONH showed hyper reflective NFL and an abrupt ending of RPE and inner retinal layers (IRL) with underlying shadowing at the beginning of hyper reflectivity. The absence of photoreceptor integrity line (PIL) in the macula is believed to cause refractory amblyopia in such patients.

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Nov 17 2020 by Linda A Cernichiaro- Espinosa, MD

5-year-old male with leukocoria, high myopia and myelinated nerve fibers (Straatsma Syndrome). OCT showed a foveal depression and intact photoreceptors. Amblyopia management was started.

Photographer: Guillermo Salcedo-Villanueva, MD

Imaging device: Zeiss Clarus

Condition/keywords: high myopia, leukocoria, myelinated nerve fibers, pediatric retina

Jun 21 2020 by Dhaivat Shah

Myelinated nerve fiber layer (mNFL) is a benign clinical entity that results from an embryologic developmental anomaly. Myelination along the visual pathway is noted around the eighth month of gestation, and typically reaches the posterior globe around the time of birth with virtually all fibers reaching complete myelination by age 7 months till the lamina cribrosa. Sometimes, due to altered neuro hormonal signals, this process of myelination extends past the lamina cribrosa and is visible on fundus examination as distinct white patches on the inner retinal surface. On infrared and red-free imaging, mNFL appears white, which is likely due to the high lipid content of myelin. Myelin blocks detection of underlying fluorescent material, thus appearing dark on fundus autofluorescence. On optical coherence tomography , it appears as a thickened and hyperreflective retinal nerve fiber layer. mNFL is typically benign but can be mistaken for other potentially serious conditions like neoplastic infiltration or infection. Hence, it is crucial to recognize the benign nature of mNFL to avoid superfluous medical testing.

Photographer: Ms Srishti Sharma

Imaging device: Choithram Netralaya

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

May 4 2020 by SWATI INDURKHYA

Heidelberg HRA + OCT Spectralis Multicolor (30 degree) retinal image of the left eye of a 28-year-old male showing myelinated nerve fibre (MNF) with epiretinal membrane (ERM) and lamellar macular hole (LMH).

Photographer: Rakesh PR, Giridhar Eye Institute, Kerala, India

Imaging device: Heidelberg Spectralis HRA + OCT

Condition/keywords: epiretinal membrane (ERM), myelinated nerve fibers

Feb 4 2020 by Deepak Bhojwani, MS

Fundus image of a 18-year-old boy with poor vision in left eye since childhood.

Photographer: DEEPAK BHOJWANI

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Jan 26 2020 by Prithvi Chandrakanth

Incidental fundus finding in an asymptomatic 37-year-old female of grayish white , well demarcated patch, with frayed borders obscuring underlying vessels at the optic nerve head in both eyes.

Photographer: Dr.PRITHVI CHANDRAKANTH, ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL, UDUMALPET

Imaging device: TRASH TO TREASURE RETCAM

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers, retcam, smartphone fundus photography

Nov 12 2019 by Aditya S Kelkar, MS, FRCS, FASRS,FRCOphth

Left eye fundus photograph of a 29-year-old male with extensive myelinated retinal nerve fibers appearing as grey white opaque lesions on the retina with feathery edges obscuring the retina.

Photographer: Dr. Vikrant Narwade

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fibers

Sep 18 2019 by John S. King, MD

68-year-old African American male presented with an acute PVD in the fellow eye. Fellow eye had similar findings, but the pics were not as good as OD.

Photographer: Brittany Dewberry

Imaging device: Optos CA

Condition/keywords: myelinated nerve fiber layer, myelinated nerve fibers

Sep 11 2019 by Sophia El Hamichi, MD

A 36-year-old male with supratemporal juxta papillary choroidal osteoma associated with myelinated nerve fibers of the left eye.

Photographer: Sophia El Hamichi, MD, Murray Ocular Oncology and Retina

Condition/keywords: choroidal osteoma, fundus autofluorescence (FAF), myelinated nerve fibers, Optos

Sep 11 2019 by Sophia El Hamichi, MD

A 36-year-old male with superotemporal juxtapapillary choroidal osteoma associated with myelinated nerve fibers of the left eye.

Photographer: Sophia El Hamichi, Murray Ocular Oncology and Retina, Miami

Condition/keywords: autofluorescence imaging, choroidal osteoma, myelinated nerve fibers, Optos