Sub‐internal limiting membrane cavity in anaemic retinopathy evident on spectral domain optical coherence tomography

Abstract

A 25‐year‐old woman was diagnosed with anaemic retinopathy following Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The serial clinical and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) changes are described, including sub‐internal limiting membrane (sub‐ILM) haemorrhage at the macula with the formation of a corresponding sub‐ILM cavity evident on SD‐OCT. The patient was managed conservatively and showed complete recovery of fundus and SD‐OCT changes after one year. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documentation of formation of a temporary sub‐ILM cavity following anaemic retinopathy.