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Subretinal neovascularization following ruptured retinal arterial macroaneurysm: case report

Neovascularização sub-retiniana secundária ao macroaneurisma arterial da retina rôto: relato de caso

A 51-year-old black woman was referred to our Retina Clinic for evaluation of loss of vision in her left eye. She was previously diagnosed with a ruptured retinal arterial macroaneurism (RAM) in the same eye. The ophthalmoscopic examination of the affected eye disclosed a subretinal lesion with some hemorrhage and exudation in the same area previously diagnosed with ruptured RAM. Fluorescein angiography revealed a gradually hyperfluorescent net of vessels located in the subfoveal region, consistent with the diagnosis of subretinal neovascular membrane. In this paper we stress the possibility of subretinal neovascularization following a ruptured RAM, even as a rare event.

Retinal neovascularization; Retinal artery; Aneurysm, ruptured; Aneurysm, ruptured; Fluorescein angiography


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