Posterior Segment Neovascularization Associated With Optic Nerve Aplasia

To report the presence of posterior segment neovascularization in eyes with optic nerve aplasia. Three eyes in two patients with clinical optic nerve aplasia were studied. Examination disclosed posterior segment neovascularization in one eye and progressive posterior segment neovascularization in tw...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 1996-07, Vol.122 (1), p.131-133
Main Authors: Lee, Brian L., Bateman, J. Bronwyn, Schwartz, Steven D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Coloboma - etiology
Electroretinography
Female
Humans
Infant
Iris - abnormalities
Male
Malformations of the eye
Medical sciences
Microphthalmos - etiology
Ophthalmology
Optic Disk - abnormalities
Optic Nerve - abnormalities
Retinal Hemorrhage - etiology
Retinal Hemorrhage - pathology
Retinal Neovascularization - etiology
Retinal Neovascularization - pathology
Retinal Neovascularization - physiopathology
Vitreous Hemorrhage - etiology
Vitreous Hemorrhage - pathology
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Summary:To report the presence of posterior segment neovascularization in eyes with optic nerve aplasia. Three eyes in two patients with clinical optic nerve aplasia were studied. Examination disclosed posterior segment neovascularization in one eye and progressive posterior segment neovascularization in two eyes. Posterior segment neovascularization may occur in association with optic nerve aplasia. Retinal ischemia or retinochoroidal anatomic disorganization, or both, may provide the stimulus for neovascularization in such eyes.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)71982-8