Open AccessOptic disc edema due to peripapillary choroidal neovascularization
Author(s) -
Naa Naamuah Tagoe,
Rahul Sharma,
Valérie Biousse
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
taiwan journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2211-5072
pISSN - 2211-5056
DOI - 10.4103/tjo.tjo_77_20
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , optical coherence tomography , optic disc , edema , choroidal neovascularization , visual acuity , surgery , retinal
A 35-year-old myopic woman developed right-eye optic disc edema with normal visual function. The presence of a subtle crescent-shaped peripapillary subretinal hemorrhage in addition to the disc edema raised concern for a peripapillary choroidal neovascular membrane, which was confirmed by enhanced depth optical coherence tomography.