Focal choroidal excavation (FCE)-related choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV) in a child.

Purpose: To report the rare clinical, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and OCT-angiography findings of a visually significant choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV) in the setting of focal choroidal excavation (FCE) in a child.

Methods: Case report and literature review.

Results: A 9-year-old girl with FCE-related central CNV based on clinical findings and multimodal imaging.

Association of Metabolic Syndrome With Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension in a Midwest United States Population.

Prcis: For patients with glaucoma, metabolic syndrome was associated with higher intraocular pressure and greater central corneal thickness. Patients with metabolic syndrome were more likely to have ocular hypertension.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether glaucomatous optic neuropathy, also known as glaucoma, and ocular hypertension are more likely to occur in patients with metabolic syndrome.