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S Copete-Piqueras1, C Cava-Valenciano, I Flores-Moreno, A Moreno-Valladares, V Bautista Ruescas.
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CASE REPORT: The case is presented of a 32-year-old man referring to metamorphopsia and blurred vision in both eyes for 3 days. Best corrected visual acuity of 20/32 in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed the presence of drusen-like deposits, suggestive of Sorsby's fundus dystrophy (SFD) and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) bilaterally. The patient received intravitreal ranibizumab. Visual acuity improved to 20/20 in both eyes at 6-months follow-up, and results of fundus examination showed complete regression of neovascularization. No mutations were found in the TIMP-3 gene. DISCUSSION: The known mutations in TIMP-3 may not be extended to all patients with SFD. The use of intravitreal ranibizumab may be considered as a therapeutic option in CNV secondary to SFD.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23726310 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2011.12.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol ISSN: 0365-6691