Bilateral Optic Nerve Head Drusen Complicated by Choroidal Neovascularization Misdiagnosed as Papilledema and Neuroretinitis

Mirzayev I., Guenduez A. K.

OPHTHALMIC SURGERY LASERS & IMAGING RETINA, cilt.53, sa.9, ss.518-521, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3928/23258160-20220810-01
  • Dergi Adı: OPHTHALMIC SURGERY LASERS & IMAGING RETINA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.518-521
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report a case of bilateral optic nerve head drusen complicated by choroidal neovascu-larization (CNV) in the left eye at presentation. The presence of optic disc and macular edema in addi-tion to exudation led to the misdiagnosis of neuro-retinitis at an outside medical center. Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) and SS-OCT angiography were critical in establishing the diagnosis and follow-up in a noninvasive manner. Secondary CNV associated with optic nerve head drusen responded well to intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor in the left eye. Asymptomatic nonexudative CNV that devel-oped in the right eye during follow-up regressed spontaneously without treatment.