Fox spot
The fox spot (also: Fuchs'scher spot ), named after the ophthalmologist Ernst Fuchs , is a black spot in the macula caused by the growth of the pigment epithelium.
description
The fox spot is an eye condition caused by severe myopia . As a result of stretching processes, bleeding occurs in the retina , often with subretinal neovascularization . The result is a loss of visual acuity.
Symptoms
The symptoms are similar to those of macular degeneration . The first symptom is the phenomenon that vertical or horizontal lines are no longer perceived as straight, but rather wavy. Only after a few days or weeks does a black spot appear on the spot, which hinders vision. As the scarring progresses, complete healing can occur. In this case, the scar can only be detected in an ophthalmoscope .
In the case of a pigmented scar, visual acuity remains impaired.
treatment
No causal treatment is known to date. If new blood vessels form, photodynamic therapy can be used or drugs that inhibit the formation of new blood vessels can be given into the eye. However, such blood vessels can also spontaneously regress.