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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 21 |
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Hypertrophic sub-retinal scar in neovascular age related macular degeneration
Samendra Karkhur, Deepak Soni, Bhavana Sharma
Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
| Date of Web Publication | 31-Dec-2020 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Samendra Karkhur
Retina, Uveitis and ROP Services, Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal - 462 020, Madhya Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1908_20
How to cite this article:
Karkhur S, Soni D, Sharma B. Hypertrophic sub-retinal scar in neovascular age related macular degeneration. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2021;1:21 |
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Karkhur S, Soni D, Sharma B. Hypertrophic sub-retinal scar in neovascular age related macular degeneration. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep [serial online] 2021 [cited 2021 Feb 27];1:21. Available from: https://www.ijoreports.in/text.asp?2021/1/1/21/305513 |
A 50-year-old male presented with diminution of vision in right eye (20/200) for two months and previously diagnosed foveal atrophy in left eye. Fundus and Spectralis® (Heidelberg Engineering) spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) examination revealed hypertrophic scar with sub-retinal fluid in right eye which resolved with anti-VEGF treatment and vision improved to 20/60 [Figure 1]a and [Figure 1]b. This is a rare[1] OCT appearance of biconvex, disciform scar-cleaving the RPE-choroid interface with a lamellar cross-section [Figure 1]b. An uncanny resemblance to human crystalline lens could not be overlooked [Figure 1]b. Though, it remains unestablished whether focal choroidal excavation (FCE) is a congenital malformation or an acquired entity, a condition that can lead to choroidal scarring of the macula may result in an acquired form of FCE.[2] Hypertrophic scar in this case with its contractile property might have a role in pathogenesis of acquired FCE.[3] Disciform scars often have photoreceptor layer disruption, which portends a dismal prognosis.[4],[5] The index case presents an interesting scar morphology and good visual outcome owing to preserved photoreceptor layer. | Figure 1: Color fundus photograph of the right eye, showing yellowish-white submacular lesion (a). SD-OCT in enhanced depth imaging mode shows presence of sub-retinal, biconvex, hypertrophic scar, pushing the choroid and RPE simultaneously with a characteristic lamellar appearance in the submacular area in right eye (b)
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