Oman Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2013)

Leber′s miliary aneurysms

  • Walaa Alturkistany,
  • Saad Waheeb

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620X.116654
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 2
pp. 119 – 121

Abstract

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Leber′s disease is a form of primary retinal telangiectasia characterized by the presence of abnormalities in the retinal vasculature. It is an idiopathic, unilateral condition with male predilection. It is not associated with any other systemic or ocular disease. The disease has a very slow progression and can be complicated by vascular dilatations, neovascularizations, thromboses, retrovitreal hemorrhages, and macular changes. We present a case of Leber′s miliary aneurysms in an asymptomatic 22-year-old male patient. His fundus examination showed aneurysmal dilatations with lipid exudation. Intravenous fluorescein angiography showed early and late leakage as well as capillary dropout with late hypofluorescence. In this case, the patient was treated with laser photocoagulation of the retina.

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