Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy
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Abstract:
Purpose
To report a relatively rare case of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR).Patient and Findings
A 13-year-old boy referred with decreased visual acuity of both eyes, specially right eye from 6 years ago. He had several ophthalmologist and optometrist visits and spectacle prescription without any improvement of vision. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 25 cm of count finger in right eye and 10/10 in left eye. Right eye had +2 APD without positive finding on slit-lamp examination. Blurred optic disk margin with large and diffuse exudate involing macular region and avascular zone, especially on temporal side with fibrovascular tissue between avascular zone were detected on funduscopy in the right eye. Following several laboratory examination, diagnosis of FEVR was determined and patient underwent full panretinal photocoagulation. Conclusion
Early detection of FEVR plays an important role on preventing the progression of the diseases and improving the vision of patient and his/her family.Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Ophthalmology Bina, Volume:11 Issue: 2, 2006
Pages:
253 to 256
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