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Suprachoroidal haemhorrage and vortex vein varix: A potential association
Paolo Milani1, Marco Mazzola1, Fulvio Bergamini1
1Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Purpose:
To report on the association between a vortex vein varix and suprachoroidal hemorrhage.
Case Description:
A healthy 60 years-old man with high myopia (-10 diopters) was seen because of sudden paracentral metamorphopsias after emesis. Multimodal imaging included Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT), ultrasonography and retinal angiography with fluorescein and indocyanine green. His vision was 20/20 but clinical assessment and imaging procedures evaluations showed a suprachoroidal hemorrhage in the temporal part of the para-macular area. The lesion corresponded to a mild hypo-fluorescence area on fluorescein angiography and to a massive detachment of the inner part of the choroid from the suprachoroidal space on SD-OCT. Indocyanine green angiography disclosed engorgement of a big choroidal vessel in the area of the lesion. An adjacent vortex vein varix was found on SD-OCT. A few weeks later the suprachoroidal hemorrhage resolved spontaneously, whereas the vortex vein varix persisted.
Conclusion:
We speculate that vortex vein varixes might represent a risk factor for the occurrence of suprachoroidal hemorrhage in high myopia and that this association may be worth investigating.
Summary Statement:
In a high myopia suprachoroidal hemorrhage might be secondary to vortex vein varixes.
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