A Rare Case of Adult-onset Best Disease

Abstract

Best Disease also known as Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (VMD), classically presents with defective central vision. Macula which is responsible for the central vision and colour perception is affected. Individuals affected by Best disease, initially have normal vision followed by decrease in central visual acuity as well as metamorphopsia. The case presented a 49-years-old female with complaints of progressive and painless defective Vision of her Left Eye (LE) with previous history of diabetes. A well-circumscribed single greyish lesion of size 0.5DD was noted in the macula, which was conformed to be Best disease.

Keywords

• choroidal neovascular membrane
• defective central vision
• vitelliform macular dystrophy