2. Definition
Koloboma (in Greek) – Mutilated or curtailed.
Primarily its a embryologic defect.
Malformation refers to a notch, gap, hole, or fissure in any of
the ocular structures.
3. Demography
Most cases are sporadic
Incidence – 0.14%
Usually bilateral - 60%
Complicated by RRD.
RRD – 40% in lifetime.
Congenital, developmental ocular defect – associated
with iris coloboma, microphthalmous, high myopia,
glaucoma, cataract and phthisis bulbi.
4. 3 embryonic layers:
The neural ectoderm - optic vesicle and optic cup.
Surface ectoderm
Cranial neural crest
minor contribution from the mesoderm
(striated extraocular muscles and vascular endothelia).
EMBRYOGENESIS
(RPE, the iris sphincter and dilator muscles, the posterior iris neuro-epithelium, the
pigmented and nonpigmented ciliary epithelium, and the optic nerve fibers and
glia)
The lens, the corneal epithelium, the lacrimal gland, the surface epidermis of the lids
and the epithelium of the adnexal glands and conjunctiva .
Corneal keratocytes, endothelium and trabecular meshwork; the iris and choroidal
stroma, including pigmented and nonpigmented cells;
the ciliary smooth muscle; the fibroblasts of the sclera; and the optic nerve meninge
5. GENESIS of COLOBOMA
• 5th to 7th week of fetal life (7–14 mm
stage)
• Closure – Inferior midline from
equator
Faulty closure results in a area
with
absence of uveal tissue and
RPE.
… Coloboma
7. HISTOLOGY
Total absence of the RPE and Choroid.
(Rarely /Occasionally choroidal
vessel may be seen to traverse the
colobomatous defect).
The sensory retina is very thin
(Rudimentary retinal tissue -
abnormal, underdeveloped,
undifferentiated, diaphanous,
flimsy,anomalous and maldeveloped).
10. 1. TYPICAL
2. ATYPICAL
TYPICAL
Inferonasal – most frequent.
May affect any part of the globe –traversed by
the fissure from iris to the optic nerve.
12. 2. COMPLETE / INCOMPLETE
Full thickness defect, involving both the pigment
epithelium and the iris stroma.
Total - Extending to the iris root and giving rise to
the “keyhole pupil.
Partial – Involving only the pupillary margin and
causing a slightly oval pupil.
COMPLETE:
13. Partial thickness, involving either the pigment
epithelium or the iris stroma.
Wedge shaped and best demonstrated by iris
transillumination.
Heterochromia iridis and colobomata have
occurred simultaneously.
INCOMPLETE:
14. 3. LENS COLOBOMA
- a coloboma of the zonule and/or ciliary body
a misnomer because there is no actual loss of lens
substance.
Segmentally defective or absent development of the
zonules.
15. 4. POSTERIOR SEGMENT COLOBOMA
A. Choroidal coloboma
B. Optic disc coloboma
C. Macular coloboma
18. Atypical and unrelated to choroidal fissure
closure.
Bilateral, symmetrical, circumscribed and
excavated defects that involve both the
choroid and retina.
B. Macular colobomata
21. C. Optic disc coloboma
• Rare, unilateral or bilateral
• Usually sporadic - occasionally dominant
• VA – decreased (Depends on severity).
• Large disc with inferior excavation
• Superior visual field defects
• Associated with other colobomas
•
22. • Optic disc involvement has been classified into six types,
increasing in severity from a normal disc outside the
chorioretinal coloboma as the mildest form to a
nonidentifiable disc shape with blood vessels
emerging from the superior border of a large chorioretinal
coloboma.
•This classification is helpful forThis classification is helpful
for predicting the degree of visual impairment in optic disc
colobomata, particularly in infants and young
children whose visual acuity can be difficult to measure.
24. Asymptomatic
Leucocoria - early in life
Loss of central vision
(useful peripheral vision may be preserved if the
lesion is small).
Visual field defect - not noticed by the patient
Visual loss - RD
25. Vision depends - Involvement of the optic nerve, macula,
and papulomacular bundle.
Bilateral cases - poor visual function and nystagmus.
Unilateral cases - a sensory strabismus, with
superimposed “organic amblyopia.
Asymptomatic - macula is spared and the optic nerve
and papulomacular bundle are not severely involved
26. SIGNS
Inferonasal "key hole" pupil may be seen if iris is
involved
Amblyopia
Visual field defects
Relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD)
Associated microphthalmia
29. Area of bare sclera devoid of overlying normally differentiated
retina or choroid.
Undifferentiated retinal remnants may persist as a membrane,
sometimes with associated retinal vessels.
Choroidal coloboma
30. Enlarged, white, sharply delineated,
bowl-shaped excavations
2–8 diopters in depth
Rim of neural tissue - preserved
superiorly
Six types – Severity of disc
involvement
Optic disc coloboma
36. Histologic sections – RRD in Coloboma
Inner layer break - Central
Retinal vascular ischemia or scleral stretching could
explain the break in the inner layer.
Outer layer break - at the margin of the coloboma
Secondary either to vitreous traction at the margin or
Extension of an initially isolated detachment to the
margin of the coloboma, where there is less glial support.
37. Subtle defects in the lens/zonule/ciliary body
complex.
Fluid can gain access to the subretinal space
through a break in the nonpigmented
epithelium of the ciliary body.
PATHOGENESIS OF DETACHMENT – contd…
38. Non- RRD and Retinoschisis associated
with Choroidal & disc coloboma
Dome-shaped macular detachment *
with an outer lamellar macular hole with irregular margins #
surrounded by a schisis-like separation between the inner and outer retina †.
Note the optic and adjacent choroidal coloboma.
39. Outer lamellar macular hole
may be secondary to chronic
cystoid macular oedema
KAZUKI HOTTA etal Br J Ophthalmol 1999;83:123 ( January )
PATHOGENESIS
40. Finding of breaks – Difficult d/t
(1) The rudimentary retina is extremely thin,
(2) The breaks are usually atrophic holes without the presence of
flaps or operculae
(3) The white background of the sclera
(4) The tiny breaks may be hidden under the overhanging edge of
the coloboma, and
(5) Tiny breaks may be hidden in areas of hemorrhage.
41. Cataracts
Pigment clumping on the lens capsule at the equator.
Subcapsular and cortical opacification, anterior and
posterior polar cataracts, and total opacification.
Lens subluxation
USG
43. SRNVM causing serous macular detachment
Develops - Superotemporal edge of the coloboma
Comparable to the CNVM associated with high
myopia, angioid streaks, choroidal ruptures.
44. Predisposition: Abrupt termination and abnormal
architecture of the RPE and Bruch’s membrane at
the margin.
Treatment with laser photocoagulation.
SRNVM causing serous macular
detachment
46. Evaluation
Lack of cooperation, nystagmus and micropthalmos
- EUA in children's
SLE & Fundus Evaluation
Accurate refraction & BCVA
Ultrasonography
Fields
47. TREATMENT
Treatment of refractive error and amblyopia, if present
Low vision (vision rehabilitation) services, if indicated
Associated - Cataract,RD orCNV :treated accordingly
48. Iris defects
Impose no visual defect
cosmetic contact lens
Surgical treatment as part of cataract extraction /
penetrating keratoplasty
Repaired with nonabsorbable sutures.
Iris prosthesis
49. Iris defects
Zonular integrity is insufficient
Haptics should be placed 90 degrees from
the defect
Cataract and microphthalmia may be
complicated by postoperative :
uveal effusion, retinal detachment, intraocular
hemorrhage, and malignant glaucoma
51. TREATMENT of RRD
RD Outside coloboma
- Conventional scleral buckling techniques.
- Vitrectomy + intraocular tamponade in complicated
cases.
RD Involving Coloboma
- Buckling (Low Success rate)
- Vitrectomy + EL + SOI
52. External buckling has a low success rate (35 -57%)
- Difficulty in identifying breaks,
- Posterior location of the breaks,
- Impossible to flattened the anomalous retina
- Inability to create a surrounding retinopexy
(cryotherapy or laser photocoagulation).
TREATMENT of RRD contd…
53. Wang et al . Tr. Am. Ophth Soc. vol.
LXXXIII, 1985
Better Results:::
Radial Buckles:
- One/Two buckle/s
- Length depends on length of coloboma
Retinopexy surrounding coloboma
54. Preferred modality -Vitreous surgery
Vitrectomy + Intraocular Gas
Vitrectomy + SOI
Vitrectomy + PFCL
Encirclage + Vitrectomy + Intraocular tamponade
55. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY
PARS PLANA LENSECTOMY-where ever required.
Induction of PVD and MP ( membrane peeling) wherever required.
Use of wide angle visualisation system and magnification of
microscope
56. Vitrectomy With Cyanoacrylate
Retinopexy
Cyanoacrylate retinopexy at regions suspected of
retinal break.
Endophotocoagulation around the disc or at the
papillomacular bundle was avoided.
Kazuki Hotta etal . The Management of Retinal Detachments Associated With Choroidal Colobomas by Vitrectomy
With Cyanoacrylate Retinopexy Japanese J Ophthalmol Vol 42,Issue 4, July 1998, Pages 323-326 (E search)
58. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES
Morning glory disk anomaly
Chorioretinal scar
Staphyloma (idiopathic, myopic, or associated
with connective tissue disorder).
North Carolina macular dystrophy
59. Morning glory disk anomaly
Paracentral defect, typically
inferior
Annular zone of pigmentary
disturbance
Anomalous retinal vessels and a
central glial tuft.
60. OPTIC NERVE PITS
Crater-like holes or indentations in the
surface of the optic disk
Frequently seen- temporal aspect of the
disk
incidence is approximately 1:10,000
incomplete or partial colobomata –
Atypical
57% in the left eye and 43% in the right
61. Histologically
Herniations of dysplastic retina into a collagen-lined
pocket, which often extends posteriorly into the
subarachnoid space through a defect in the lamina
cribrosa.
Edema and cystoid degeneration of the outer
plexiform layer - macula
OPTIC NERVE PITS
62. Etiology - faulty closure of an aberrant
fetal fissure
Asymptomatic
Associated with CSR or Serous retinal
detachment or R’Schisis
Communication between the vitreous
and/or retina and the subretinal space may
develop.
OPTIC NERVE PITS
69. Systemic Associations of Coloboma
1. CNS malformation - basal encephalocele and cysts
2. Chromosomal anomalies - Patau syndrome (trisomy 13) and
cat-eye syndrome (trisomy 22)
3. ‘CHARGE’ - Coloboma, Heart defects, choanal Atresia,
Retarded development, Genital and Ear anomalies
4. Other syndromes - Meckel-Gruber, Goltz, Lenz microphthalmos,
Walker-Warburg and Goldenhar
70. Conclusion
Often associated with microphthalmia.
Isolated ocular anomaly or in association with
multisystem anomalies
Wide variation in severity
Treatment is dependent on location and severity
A genetic evaluation is warranted in all cases
71. RF data
Jan 2006 to 2010
Fourty six eyes of 45 patients with retinal detachments
related to coloboma of the choroid were analyzed. All eyes
underwent through various procedure for retinal detachment
surgery..
72. Patient characteristic N46 NO %
AGE MEAN 21.9Year
RANGE 7-40 Year
SEX MALE 31 67.4
FEMALE 15 32.6
COLOBOMATOUS EYE RE 6 13
LE 6 13
BOTH 34 74
COLOBOMATOUS EYE WITH RD RE 22 47.8
LE 18 39.2
BE 6 13