Bilateral optic disc neovascularization in association with retinitis pigmentosa

Can J Ophthalmol. 1991 Apr;26(3):152-5.

Abstract

Bilateral neovascularization of the optic disc developed in a 16-year-old Hispanic girl with retinitis pigmentosa. The neovascularization regressed in both eyes over 1 year without treatment. Ocular and systemic evaluation failed to reveal a recognized cause for the neovascularization. To our knowledge this is only the third case reported of this unusual association.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Optic Disk / blood supply*
  • Retinal Neovascularization / complications*
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / complications*
  • Visual Acuity