Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Polypoidal Neovascularization Associated with Choroidal Nevus
Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Lorenzo Iuliano1, Alessandro Rabiolo1
1Department of Ophthalmology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute, Milan - Italy.
Abstract:
Purpose To report a case of juxtapapillary polypoidal choroidal neovascularization (PCNV) associated with choroidal nevus investigated by means of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A). Methods Case report. Results A 72-year-old woman presented with visual loss and metamorphopsia in her left eye for 5 days secondary to PCNV that developed on the border of a juxtapapillary choroidal nevus. Fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, and spectral-domain OCT confirmed the diagnosis. En face OCT-A disclosed a large tangled hyperreflective PCNV spreading from the optic disc at different levels of the choriocapillaris; the polyp lumina appeared hyporeflective. The patient was treated with 3 intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor with partial functional recovery. Conclusions Our case showed the application of OCT-A in the diagnosis of a case of active PCNV complicating a benign intraocular tumor.
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