Imaging tamoxifen retinopathy using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Abstract

A case of tamoxifen retinopathy examined with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) is presented. The typical refractile deposits are located between ganglion cell layer and inner plexiform layer in SD-OCT. A defect on the outer retinal layer with disruption of the photoreceptor layer with sharp edges is seen. The still attached posterior hyaloids gives evidence of other pathomechanism involved in the outer retinal defect than that of macular hole, as suggested in the literature.

Keywords

• tamoxifen retinopathy
• drug induced retinopathy
• toxicity
• imaging
• spectral domain optical coherence tomography
• breast cancer