ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To describe a case of focal choroidal excavation (FCE) complicated with Type-2 choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a patient with angioid streaks secondary to pseudoxanthoma elasticum before and after treatment with bevacizumab. METHODS: Fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and SD-OCT angiography were performed in a 60-year-old white woman with angioid streaks and bilateral FCE. Spectral domain OCT images were taken before and after three-monthly intravitreal injections of bevacizumab. Histopathological analysis of the dermis established the diagnosis of pseudoxanthoma elasticum. RESULTS: Multimodal imaging revealed bilateral FCE and CNV. Spectral domain OCT diagnosed bilateral FCE and Type-1 and Type-2 CNV in the right eye, and irregular vascular network, along macular streak, in both eyes, which were not observed on fluorescein neither on indocyanine green angiography, but only on SD-OCT angiography. Patient presented good anatomical and functional response to intravitreal injections of bevacizumab. CONCLUSION: Focal choroidal excavation is a rare condition detected mainly by SD-OCT, which may be associated with angioid streaks secondary to pseudoxanthoma elasticum and complicated by CNV. Multimodal imaging is important for diagnosis and follow-up of such patients, even in the absence of signs of CNV, and anatomical and functional response to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy is good.
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Angioid Streaks/complications , Choroid/pathology , Choroidal Neovascularization/etiology , Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum/complications , Angioid Streaks/diagnosis , Choroidal Neovascularization/diagnosis , Coloring Agents/administration & dosage , Female , Fluorescein Angiography , Humans , Indocyanine Green/administration & dosage , Middle Aged , Multimodal Imaging , Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum/diagnosis , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual Acuity/physiologyABSTRACT
ABSTRACT A rare case of bilateral congenital microcoria associated with antimetropia in a 47-year-old man is here described. The patient presented with a chief complaint of progressive vision loss in his right eye over the past five years. A slit-lamp examination and ultrasound biomicroscopy confirmed congenital microcoria and cataracts. Phacoemulsification was performed using an iris expansion device and the anterior capsule was stained using the "trypan down under" technique. Preoperative considerations, the surgical approach, and postoperative management are discussed.
RESUMO Um caso raro de microcoria congênita bilateral associada à antimetropia em um homem de 47 anos de idade é descrito aqui. O paciente queixava-se de perda visual progressiva em seu olho direito nos últimos 5 anos. Um exame com lâmpada de fenda e biomicroscopia ultrassônica confirmaram microcoria congênita e catarata. A facoemulsificação foi realizada usando dispositivo de expansão iriana, e a cápsula anterior foi corada através da técnica "trypan down under". Considerações pré-operatórias, abordagem cirúrgica e manejo pós-operatório são discutidos.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Middle Aged , Ophthalmic Solutions/administration & dosage , Atropine/administration & dosage , Cataract/complications , Cataract Extraction , Pupil Disorders/congenital , Phacoemulsification/methods , Pupil Disorders/surgery , Pupil Disorders/complications , Microscopy, AcousticABSTRACT
A rare case of bilateral congenital microcoria associated with antimetropia in a 47-year-old man is here described. The patient presented with a chief complaint of progressive vision loss in his right eye over the past five years. A slit-lamp examination and ultrasound biomicroscopy confirmed congenital microcoria and cataracts. Phacoemulsification was performed using an iris expansion device and the anterior capsule was stained using the "trypan down under" technique. Preoperative considerations, the surgical approach, and postoperative management are discussed.
