Daniela Toffoli1, Guy S Allaire, Fayrouz Barkat, Mikaël Sebag. 1. From the Departments of *Ophthalmology and †Pathology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), University of Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We report on a patient with Terson syndrome in the left eye complicated by a neovascularized epiretinal membrane likely secondary to cocaine use. METHODS: Case report and literature review using the Medline database (1966-2007). RESULTS: A woman known for cocaine use was seen in the ophthalmology clinic for Terson syndrome in the left eye after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Ten months later, a neovascularized epiretinal membrane was noted in the left eye and confirmed with retinal angiography and optical coherence tomography. After vitrectomy, the neovascular membrane was sent for histopathological examination, revealing neovascular capillaries. CONCLUSION: Neovascularized epiretinal membranes have never been reported in Terson syndrome and in our patient this likely occurred due to an ischemic retinal environment created by cocaine use and decreased retinal perfusion after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
PURPOSE: We report on a patient with Terson syndrome in the left eye complicated by a neovascularized epiretinal membrane likely secondary to cocaine use. METHODS: Case report and literature review using the Medline database (1966-2007). RESULTS: A woman known for cocaine use was seen in the ophthalmology clinic for Terson syndrome in the left eye after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Ten months later, a neovascularized epiretinal membrane was noted in the left eye and confirmed with retinal angiography and optical coherence tomography. After vitrectomy, the neovascular membrane was sent for histopathological examination, revealing neovascular capillaries. CONCLUSION: Neovascularized epiretinal membranes have never been reported in Terson syndrome and in our patient this likely occurred due to an ischemic retinal environment created by cocaine use and decreased retinal perfusion after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Authors: B Poornachandra; Edwin James; Aditya Aseem; Chaitra Jayadev; Srinivasan Sanjay; K T Ashwini; Santosh G K Gadde; Naresh K Yadav Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol Date: 2020-10 Impact factor: 1.848