Subretinal neovascularization associated with retinochoroidal coloboma
J Takenaka1, K Yamane, A Minamoto
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Purpose:
To report a case of subretinal neovascularization associated with retinochoroidal coloboma.
Methods And Results:
A 44-year-old female presented with metamorphopsia in her right eye for 4 weeks. Funduscopic examination revealed bilateral inferior retinochoroidal coloboma. Fluorescein angiography disclosed foci of subretinal neovascularization at the margin between the colobomatous defect and the normal-appearing retina. Five month later, multiple small areas of subretinal hemorrhages were noted. The hemorrhage was gradually absorbed. Six years after initial presentation, subretinal hemorrhage did not recur and her right VA was 0.2.
Conclusions:
Ophthalmologists should be aware of this rare but important complication of retinochoroidal coloboma.
