Neovascular glaucoma and the occurrence of twin vessels in congenital arteriovenous communications of the retina.
Two cases with unilateral congenital arteriovenous communications of the retina are described. One of them developed a neovascular glaucoma. Both cases had twin vessels of the retina. The possible significance of twin vessels in these cases is discussed.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Eye Hospital, the Netherlands.
D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index