Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul (Jan 2003)
A case of Choroidal Osteoma
Abstract
Background and Objective: Choroidal osteoma is a rare and benign osseous tumor that begins in adolescence age especially in young females and causes to decrease vision permanently in involved eye. Case: A 16-year-old female referred with decreased vision in her right eye. Visual acuity was count finger =3m in her right eye. Examination with indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed a yellow mass with distinct margins in macular area beneath the retina. Echography and fluorescein angiography revealed choroidal osteoma and treatment was not done. Conclusion: Choroidal osteoma should be considered in differential diagnosis of yellow-white macular lesions.
