title: Paramacular Von Hippel angioma with tractional macular detachment.
abstract: A rare case of paramacular angioma with tractional macular detachment that was managed successfully with laser, followed by surgical intervention with good visual outcome, is presented. A 23-year-old female patient with paramacular Von Hippel angioma was treated with argon laser photocoagulation. Three-months following photocoagulation, vitrectomy with epiretinal tractional membrane removal was attempted successfully. Visual acuity improved from a preoperative level of 20/200 to 20/50 at the 6 months postoperative period. No recurrence of epiretinal membrane or exudation was observed during the follow-up period. Photocoagulation, followed by surgical intervention for removal of epiretinal traction membranes, resulted in relieving the tractional macular detachment and recovering useful visual acuity in paramacular Von Hippel angioma.
authors.affiliation: Kanuri Santamma Retina-Vitreous Centre, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. ajit@lvpeye.stph.net
authors.forename: Ajit B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Majji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019773:Epiretinal Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery