ArticleEye (London, England)2025
Is the presence of peripapillary hyperreflective ovoid mass-like structures (PHOMS) in children related to the optic disc area, scleral canal diameter and refractive status?
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- Interaction of Myopic Optic Neuropathy (MON) and Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy (GON): Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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purposePeripapillary hyperreflective ovoid mass-like structures (PHOMS) have been recently described on optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans of the optic nerve. We aim to determine if there is a causal relationship between OCT measurements of the optic disc area (DA), scleral canal diameter (SCD) and refractive error (spherical equivalent, SE) on the presence of PHOMS.
methodsRetrospective analysis of OCT scans which were graded for the presence or absence of PHOMS in children with suspected papilledema was undertaken. Data on disc area, DA (mm
resultsIn unilateral PHOMS (n = 32), there was a non-significant tendency towards a larger DA and SCD in the eye with PHOMS (3.33mm
conclusionsPHOMS are frequently seen in pseudopapilledema. It would be useful to understand their pathophysiology as an accurate diagnosis in the context of the asymptomatic paediatric population is crucial. We report that a wider scleral canal diameter was significantly associated with the presence of PHOMS.
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