Soheila Naftchi1, Morten la Cour. 1. Eye Department, National University Hospital (Rigshospitalet), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a case of retinal cavernous haemangioma localized to the fovea. METHODS: Clinical examination, fluorescein angiographic study and magnetic resonance imaging are reported. RESULTS: A 9-year-old girl presented with acute loss of vision in the right eye. Ophthalmoscopy showed intraretinal bleeding in the macula, while fluorescein angiography showed a lesion typical of a small cavernous retinal haemangioma, localized in the central macula. Family history was negative. CONCLUSION: Central cavernous retinal haemangioma is a rare cause of central visual loss and should be distinguished from other retinal vascular abnormalities with more profound systemic implications for the patient.
PURPOSE: To report a case of retinal cavernous haemangioma localized to the fovea. METHODS: Clinical examination, fluorescein angiographic study and magnetic resonance imaging are reported. RESULTS: A 9-year-old girl presented with acute loss of vision in the right eye. Ophthalmoscopy showed intraretinal bleeding in the macula, while fluorescein angiography showed a lesion typical of a small cavernous retinal haemangioma, localized in the central macula. Family history was negative. CONCLUSION: Central cavernous retinal haemangioma is a rare cause of central visual loss and should be distinguished from other retinal vascular abnormalities with more profound systemic implications for the patient.