Subretinal neovascularization associated with retinochoroidal colobomas

Can J Ophthalmol. 1989 Jun;24(4):172-4.

Abstract

The development of subretinal neovascularization as a complication of retinochoroidal coloboma has been reported in only three cases, in only one of which was the patient treated with laser photocoagulation. We report an additional case of subretinal neovascularization associated with retinochoroidal coloboma in a 57-year-old man that was treated with laser photocoagulation. The patient's visual acuity has remained stable at 20/50.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Choroid / abnormalities*
  • Coloboma / complications*
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Laser Therapy
  • Light Coagulation
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / etiology*
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / surgery
  • Retinal Vessels*
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitrectomy