Spontaneous Resolution of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachments and Visual Improvement in Patient with MPGN II: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Theo Empeslidis,
Usman Imrani,
Athanasios Vardarinos,
Nardine Menassa,
Somnath Banerjee
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in ophthalmological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6722
pISSN - 2090-6730
DOI - 10.1155/2012/864198
Subject(s) - medicine , drusen , ophthalmology , visual acuity , blurred vision , retinal , retinal pigment epithelium , retinal detachment , optometry
A 31-year-old female suffering from membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II (MPGN II) presented to the Eye Casualty Department reporting a history of blurred and distorted vision. The patient appeared to have drusenoid retinal epithelial detachments and minimal intraretinal fluid. The subretinal deposits, basal lamina drusen, and pigment epithelial detachment appeared to resemble a “stars in the sky” picture with no symmetry between the eyes. The retinal pigment epithelial detachments improved and flattened over 18 month. and the best corrected visual acuity improved in the most affected eye. There was no evidence of neovascularization, and the intraretinal fluid disappeared spontaneously.
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