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. 2014 Jun 20;28(9):1088–1094. doi: 10.1038/eye.2014.78

Table 1. Summary of the patient demographics, clinical features, and investigation findings for the patients in our case series.

Eye no Age/ Sex Refractive error Presenting symptom BCVA Fundus appearance Primary diagnosis Conforming/ Non-conforming ELM and IS/OS junction Location Depth (μm) Width (μm)
1 65/F −7.25 Metamorphopsia 0.2 ERM ERM Conforming Normal Subfoveal 61 540
2 20/M −4.5 Blurring of vision; metamorphopsia 0.25 RPE mottling Central serous chorioretinopathy Non-conforming Normal Subfoveal 178 874
3 61/M −1.75 Blurring of vision 0.5 Parafoveal fusiform lesion Choroidal neovascularization Two conforming choroidal excavations. Normal Juxtafoveal Large lesion 212 Large lesion 514
                Normal   Small lesion 36 Small lesion 178
4 57/M −3 Blurring of vision 0.5 PED, subretinal bleed, subretinal fluid Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy Conforming Disrupted Juxtafoveal 91 614
5 55/F −4 Metamorphopsia 0.2 PED and RPE atrophy corresponding to area of FCE Dry age-related macular degeneration Conforming Disrupted Extrafoveal 49 331
6 67/M −1 Blurring of vision 0.15 Drusen Dry age-related macular degeneration Conforming Disrupted Juxtafoveal 114 720
7 60/M −4.5 Blurring of vision 0.1 ERM ERM Two overlapping conforming excavations Normal Juxtafoveal 120 885
8 70/M −0.5 Blurring of vision 0.5 PED and subretinal fluid Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy Conforming Normal Extrafoveal 487 87
9 75/F Blurring of vision 0.5 Orange nodule, exudation, preretinal hemorrhage Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy Two overlapping conforming excavations Disrupted Subfoveal 115 1212
10 39/F −2.5 Asymptomatic 0.2 PED (>1 disc diameter away from FCE) PED Conforming Normal Juxtafoveal 100 446
a11 56/F −7.0 Asymptomatic 0.2 RPE mottling Conforming Disrupted Subfoveal 147 776
a12 56/F −6.5 Asymptomatic 0.2 RPE mottling Conforming Normal Juxtafoveal 141 514

Abbreviations: ERM, epiretinal membrane; ELM, external limiting membrane; FCE, focal choroidal excavation; IS/OS, inner segment/outer segment; PED, pigment epithelial detachment; RPE, retinal pigment epithelium.

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Bilateral focal choroidal excavation in the same patient.