Bergmeister's papilla

Bergmeister's papilla arises from the centre of the optic disc, consists of a small tuft of fibrous tissue and represents a remnant of the fetal hyaloid artery.

The hyaloid artery provides nutrition to the lens during development in the fetus, and runs forward to the lens from the optic disc.

[1] The optic disc is covered by a plaque of fibrous cells called the central supporting tissue meniscus of Kuhnt.

This plaque forms a fibrous sheath around the hyaloid artery where it leaves the optic disc.

Bergmeister's papilla is a remnant of the hyaloid artery fibrous sheath and is frequently observed as an incidental clinical finding.