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Surgery for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis
Alfredo Adán1, Carlos Mateo, Charlotte Wolley-Dod
1Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 7705@hsp.sant-pau.es
Purpose:
To report a case of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in a patient with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis who underwent surgical excision.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
A 36-year-old woman with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis presented with sudden dimness of vision and metamorphopsia in the left eye. The patient was examined with ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography.
Results:
Fundus examination and fluorescein angiography of the left eye revealed a subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. Pars plana vitrectomy with submacular surgery was performed, with a postoperative improvement of visual acuity and resolution of the distortion.
Conclusions:
This case report describes a case of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization associated with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis that responded remarkably well to vitrectomy surgery.