مقالة علمية
Idiopathic choroidal neovascular membrane in a young female

Waheeb, Saad.


 

Idiopathic choroidal neovascular membrane in a young female

Waheeb, Saad.

A case of idiopathic choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) is described in a 17-year-old female patient. On initial examination her vision was counting fingers at one meter in the left eye (OS) and Fluorescein angiography showed a well-defined hyperfluorescent area corresponding to the CNVM. Intravitreal bevacizumab was injected into OS, and at a five-week follow-up visit, visual acuity improved to 20/100 OS. This case is unusual, in that the CNVM developed in a young lady with no significant past medical history and with the absence of a choroidal or retinal pigment epithelial disease process that may be associated with a CNVM.

A case of idiopathic choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) is described in a 17-year-old female patient. On initial examination her vision was counting fingers at one meter in the left eye (OS) and Fluorescein angiography showed a well-defined hyperfluorescent area corresponding to the CNVM. In...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Waheeb, Saad.

مؤلف مشارك : Showail, Mahmood Jameel

بيانات النشر : Oman Journal of Ophthalmology، 2009مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم التطبيقية|العلوم الطبية .

المواضيع : Ophthalmology .

رقم الطبعة : 3

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