Choroidal osteoma complicated by focal choroidal excavation and choroidal neovascularization: A case report.

J Fr Ophtalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, Habib Bourguiba University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Route Al Ain, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.

Published: January 2024

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfo.2023.05.013DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

choroidal osteoma
4
osteoma complicated
4
complicated focal
4
focal choroidal
4
choroidal excavation
4
excavation choroidal
4
choroidal neovascularization
4
neovascularization case
4
case report
4
choroidal
3

Similar Publications

Article Synopsis
  • The study examined 80 Indian patients with choroidal osteoma, focusing on demographic and clinical characteristics as well as treatment outcomes.
  • Most patients were female (61%), with the majority in their second decade of life; various associated complications like choroidal neovascularization (CNV) were noted in 40% of eyes.
  • Treatment methods included anti-VEGF therapy for CNV and other procedures, with mean best corrected visual acuity improving slightly over a follow-up period, indicating the need for ongoing monitoring despite the generally benign nature of the condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Choroidal osteoma is a rare, benign, osseous choristoma presenting as an orange-yellow, well-defined fundus mass. It presents unilaterally in most cases, has a predilection for the female sex, and favor a juxtapapillary location, becoming clinically manifest when it involves the macula. Almost 60% of eyes with osteoma may suffer significant visual loss.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: To describe the use of anti-osteoclastic medications (i.e., bisphosphonates and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa beta (RANK) ligand inhibitors) in treating choroidal osteoma.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

A choroidal osteoma (CO) is a relatively rare, benign tumor with ossification that develops in the choroid and undergoes enlargement and decalcification in its natural course. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is used to induce decalcification, but there are few reports on individual cases treated with PDT. A 47-year-old Japanese man who had reduced decimal visual acuity (VA) of the right eye to 0.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!