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Unilateral retinal vasculitis, branch retinal artery occlusion and subsequent retinal neovascularization in Crohn's
1Department of Ophthalmology Dokuz Eylül University, Izmír, Turkey.
Purpose:
To report on a case of Crohn's disease and unilateral retinal vasculitis, branch retinal artery occlusion and subsequent retinal neovascularization.
Methods:
We examined a 38-year-old woman with severe left visual loss and biopsy-proven Crohn's disease diagnosed four years prior to the ocular involvement. A Heidelberg scanning laser ophthalmoscope was used for fundus fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography. Retinal neovascularization was detected during the follow-up.
Results:
Successful regression of retinal neovascularization was achieved after argon green laser panretinal photocoagulation in addition to oral steroid and salazopyrine.
Conclusion:
Retinal vascular involvement is a rare ocular feature of Crohn's disease and may result in retinal neovascularization that may necessitate prompt laser photocoagulation.