Choroidal neovascularization in a child with traumatic choroidal rupture: clinical and ultrastructural findings.
Choroidal neovascularization in children is uncommon and mostly associated with inflammation, infectious diseases or trauma. The clinical and histological findings of a choroidal neovascular membrane that developed in a 9-year-old boy after traumatic choroidal rupture are reported.
Abri
Adele
A
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery, Vienna, Austria. adele.assadoullina@gmx.net
Binder
Susanne
S
Pavelka
Margit
M
Tittl
Michael
M
Neumüller
Josef
J
D002648:Child; D002829:Choroid / Q000293:injuries*; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020460:Melanosomes / Q000473:pathology; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*