Torpedo Maculopathy in Newborns and First-year Outcomes
This study aimed to evaluate the clinical presentation findings and progression status of two cases with torpedo maculopathy detected during a routine newborn fundoscopic examination. The medical records of postpartum babies referred to our clinic for a routine eye examination between 2016 and 2018 were reviewed, and demographic information, clinical data, and medical history were recorded. Progression was evaluated in two cases diagnosed with torpedo maculopathy based on the fundus images taken at the first, third, and 12th months. In both cases, there was a single, flat, torpedo-like, hypopigmented lesion localized in the temporal macula at the first month. While hyperpigmentation was not detected in the lesion tail in the first month, pigmentation developed in this part in the following examinations. There was an increase in the size of the lesions up to the third month, after which the lesions no longer grew.
