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PROLIFERATIVE RETINOPATHY IN A 13-YEAR-OLD WITH ADAMS-OLIVER SYNDROME
Benjamin I Meyer1, Parker J Williams, Adam M Hanif
1Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Purpose:
Adams-Oliver syndrome is a rare, inherited disorder of embryologic development that affects multiple systems. Ocular manifestations have been poorly characterized because of the low prevalence and high mortality of the disease when it is associated with internal organ and/or ophthalmic manifestations. We present a case of Adams-Oliver syndrome in a 13-year-old patient whose multimodal retinal imaging findings helped direct management.
Methods:
Single patient case report reviewing medical records and imaging.
Results:
Visual acuity upon presentation was 20/40 in each eye. Ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography revealed peripheral nonperfusion with terminal vascular bulbs, and leakage from a temporal fibrovascular complex in the left eye. Fundus autofluorescence imaging showed hyperautofluorescence associated with optic disc drusen and the fibrovascular complex. Treatment with targeted laser photocoagulation was associated with regression of the neovascularization.
Conclusion:
Retinal manifestations of Adams-Oliver syndrome as observed with ultra-widefield fundus imaging may resemble those of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity. Treatment of avascular retina with panretinal photocoagulation can be considered.
