title: Choroidal neovascularization secondary to Best vitelliform macular dystrophy detected by optical coherence tomography angiography.
abstract: Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD) is a hereditary condition that causes childhood-onset macular dystrophy. In rare cases, VMD is accompanied by formation of a choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM). We report a case of CNVM secondary to Best VMD in a 10-year-old boy that was detected using optical coherence tomography angiography, a new noninvasive diagnostic modality that detects motion contrast in repeated B-scans to identify blood flow within vessels.
authors.affiliation: Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Rida
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shahzad
authors.affiliation: Shahzad Eye Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan; South City Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: rehman.siddiqui@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Muhammad Abdul Rehman
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity; D057826:Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy / Q000150:complications*