title: Iris microhaemangiomas and idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis.
abstract: We describe a case of iris microhaemangiomas (iris vascular tufts) causing spontaneous hyphaema and where examination showed that the patient also had idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis. A systematic search through PubMed, EMBASE and reference lists revealed a total of 90 reported cases of iris microhaemangiomas. To our knowledge, no previous reports have described concurrent findings of iris microhaemangiomas and idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis in a patient. Both conditions are acquired vascular diseases, but their pathogenesis and aetiologies are unknown. Iris microhaemangiomas are important clinically because they are occasionally a cause of spontaneous hyphaema and may induce transient elevation of intraocular pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. espen.bakke@uus.no
authors.forename: Espen F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Bakke
authors.forename: Liv
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Drolsum
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D015811:Iris Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology