Myelinated retinal nerve fibers (MRNF) – Dilemmas related to their influence on visual function

Myelinated nerve fibers (MNF) occur in less than 1% of the population, however, they might be responsible for diagnostic dilemmas in cases with visual loss. The case report of an aged pseudophakic patient with visual deterioration in the right eye and MNF in both eyes is presented. The documentation provided by the patient proved recent several examinations of both fundi, and all of them were described as normal. Physical examination revealed the posterior capsule opacification in the right eye, white lesions on the retina of the right eye around the optic disk, and in the left eye – the peripheral, which could correspond to the myelinated fibers. Although visual field changes and OCTs corresponded to the NMF, it turned out, however, that visual acuity loss was in fact caused by PCO and was reversed by the YAG capsulotomy procedure. This case shows some problems related to MNF diagnosis and evaluation of their influence on visual function.