We report the visual and clinical outcomes of a middle-aged woman who presented with exudative retinal detachment (ERD) secondary to a vasoproliferative tumor (VPT) in an eye with sarcoidosis-associated intermediate uveitis. A 55-year-old woman previously diagnosed with sarcoidosis presented with decreased vision in the left eye (LE). Visual acuity in the LE was counting fingers. She had active vitritis, and a peripheral retinal vascular mass was noted in the superotemporal periphery. The mass was associated with ERD involving the posterior pole. The patient was managed with systemic and intravitreal steroids, and cyclosporine was subsequently added as a steroid-sparing agent. Because of recurrence of ERD, the patient underwent pars plana vitrectomy, and cryotherapy and laser photocoagulation were applied to the VPT. Two months postoperatively, visual acuity in the LE improved to 6/10. There was marked regression of the VPT and total resolution of the ERD. In conclusion, we report a favorable visual and clinical outcome in a patient with VPT-associated ERD who responded to a combination of medical therapy and surgical intervention. VPT may lead to different remote complications, so timely diagnosis of these tumors and proper management of their complications is warranted.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tjo.galenos.2024.36926 | DOI Listing |
Retin Cases Brief Rep
December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.
Purpose: We present a patient with a primary vasoproliferative tumor (VPT) accompanied by vitreous haze and an epiretinal membrane (ERM). We report for the first time the vitreous cytokine profile from an eye with a primary VPT to explore the relationship between intraocular inflammation and these tumors.
Methods: Retrospective chart review of a single patient case.
J Vitreoretin Dis
November 2024
Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Vet Intern Med
September 2024
Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Neurology, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J
August 2024
Department of Histopathology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Retina
January 2025
The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, China; and.
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