Choriovitreal ingrowth of a large choroidal vessel after scatter retinal photocoagulation

Abstract

Choriovitreal ingrowth of a large choroidal vessel is a known complication of intense focal retinal laser photocoagulation. With a standard grey-white burn in panretinal photocoagulation where the power density used is low, such an invasion is rarely reported. We came across the complication in a clinical scenario where a patient with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and associated ocular ischemic syndrome developed the neovascular ingrowth after scatter retinal photocoagulation.

Keywords

• Choriovitreal ingrowth
• proliferative diabetic retinopathy
• scatter photocoagulation