Inner retinal lipid deposits: reversible changes in lipemia retinalis
Abstract
A 28-year-old female with medication-treated type II diabetes mellitus and untreated hypercholesterolemia, but no hypertension, presented with lipemia retinalis. Bilateral arterial and venous yellowing was noted (Figure 1A, Optos wide-field colour photo; right eye shows the posterior pole is slightly blurred due to posterior subcapsular cataracts). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed an inner retinal hyperreflective band (Figure 1C, red arrow) consistent with a paracentral acute middle maculopathy-like lesion, which most likely represented inner retinal lipid deposition.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Retinal Diseases and Treatments
Retinal and Optic Conditions
Lipid metabolism and disorders
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 463–464
- Publication date
- 6 February 2026
- Language
- EN