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Abstract #19740 Published in IGR 9-4
Retinal arterial macroaneurysm with blood-staining of the internal limiting membrane and optic nerve
Meyerle CB; Shields MB; Adelman RASeminars in Ophthalmology 2007; 22: 185-187
An 83-year-old man presented with a retinal arterial macroaneurysm complicated by vitreous hemorrhage, hyphema and ghost cell glaucoma requiring surgical intervention. After pars plana vitrectomy, anterior chamber wash-out and laser photocoagulation, the retinal arterial macroaneurysm closed but blood-staining of the optic nerve, internal limiting membrane and peripapillary vessels persisted. The rare sequela of blood-staining, which in this case did not adversely affect the final visual outcome, further contributes to our understanding of the wide ranging clinical spectrum of retinal arterial macroaneurysms.
Dr. R.A. Adelman, Department of Phthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 6520-8061, USA. Ron.adelman@yale.edu
Classification:
9.4.10 Glaucomas associated with hemorrhage (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)