title: Peripapillary subretinal neovascular membranes: a review.
abstract: Peripapillary subretinal neovascular membranes (PSRNVM) are most commonly associated with age-related macular degeneration and idiopathic causes in older patients. In younger patients, the condition has been linked to a wide variety of other conditions. As with the more commonly occurring macular form of choroidal neovascular membranes, PSRNVM can also lead to severe vision loss. Therefore, clinicians must take care to avoid overlooking this event to provide appropriate management and treatment. Current knowledge of PSRNVM suggests the importance of regular examinations of the affected eye in both treated and untreated cases to watch for progression and recurrence, which are unpredictable, and also of the fellow eye because there is a high risk of bilateral involvement.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jimin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrucci
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014792:Visual Acuity