Choroidal neovascularization in patient undergoing growth hormone treatment.
The association between growth-hormone (GH) and neovascular retinopathies in nondiabetic patients has been reported in earlier series. We report occurrence of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a 15-year-old male patient undergoing long-term GH therapy. The CNV could be a consequence of the GH-intake in a susceptible myopic patient.
de Oliveira Dias
João R
JR
Faculty of Medicine, University of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. joaor@yahoo.com.br
Rodrigues
Eduardo B
EB
Martinazzo
Maurício
M
Farah
Michel E
ME