Choroidal neovascularization silent on optical coherence tomography: report of two cases

ABSTRACT Herein, we report two cases of vision loss after successful cataract surgery, associated with drusenoid retinal pigment epithelial detachment without features of choroidal neovascularization on optical coherence tomography along with angiographic examinations suggestive of choroidal neovascularization in which anatomical and functional improvements were achieved with intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor.RESUMO Relatamos dois casos de baixa visual ap ós cirurgia bem sucedida de catarata, associada a descolamento drusenóide do epitélio pigmentar da retina (DPED) sem achados de neovascularização de coroide a tomografia de coerência óptica OCT (CNV silente ao OCT) e com exames angiográficos sugestivos de neovascularização da coroide (CNV) , nos quais melhoras anatômicas e funcionais foram obtidas com aplicações intravítreas de anti-VEGF.
Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research