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By Norman Byer
From Dr. Norman E. Byer’s “The Peripheral Retina in Profile” - Uploaded on Nov 9, 2012.
- Last modified by Suber S. Huang, MD, MBA, FASRS on Feb 11, 2013.
- Reviewed by Chayal Patel
- Rating
- Appears in
- Miscellaneous
- Condition/keywords
- white with pressure, geographic configuration, irregular borders, white retinal lesion
- Description
- This photograph shows a rather typical example of the white with pressure phenomenon. It may take many forms but usually has a geographic configuration with irregular borders which may be rounded or angular. Its cause is unknown but it is a very common finding in the fundus. It is important to know that it does not indicate the presence of any disease of the retina. Over a period of time, it may disappear completely or it may change its configuration or location. Other examples of this phenomenon are shown in slide pairs 81 and 103.
