Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Presenting With Secondary Choroidal Neovascularization.

The authors report a case of a congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) causing symptomatic vision loss. Two intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA) 4 weeks apart resolved the fluid and improved the visual acuity. This case demonstrates that CHRPE can rarely be complicated by CNV, which may respond to intravitreal bevacizumab therapy. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:276-277.]. Copyright 2018, SLACK Incorporated.