Peripheral choroidal neovascular membrane in a case of peripheral exudative hemorrhagic chorioretinopathy managed with combination therapy.
To report a case of peripheral exudative hemorrhagic chorioretinopathy (PEHCR) associated with extramacular choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM). A 65-year-old female with BCVA of 3/60 in the RE was diagnosed to have PEHCR with peripheral CNVM. She had subretinal fluid in the macular region. The patient was treated successfully with a single dose of intravitreal bevacizumab followed by laser photocoagulation of the CNVM. BCVA was 6/24 after 3 months and subretinal fluid had resolved. PEHCR may be associated with extramacular CNVM and hence may cause visual loss. Such extramacular CNVMs respond well to combination therapy which offers a permanent cure.
Vitreo Retina Services, Dr R P Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Room 485, New Delhi, 110029, India. britak.aiims@gmail.com.
Brijesh
B
Takkar
Vitreo Retina Services, Dr R P Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Room 485, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Sangeeta
S
Roy
Department of Ophthalmology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.
Preet Kanwar Singh
PK
Sodhi
Vitreo Retina Services, Dr R P Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Room 485, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Shorya
S
Azad
Department of Ophthalmology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.
Gurkirat Singh
GS
Bajwa
D000368:Aged; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000068258:Bevacizumab / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology*; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D058449:Intravitreal Injections; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods*; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D058471:Subretinal Fluid; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000068258:Bevacizumab
Choroidal neovascular membrane; Peripheral exudative hemorrhagic chorioretinopathy; Photocoagulation; Retinal degeneration