Choroidal cleft simulating choroidal caverns in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Issue 5 (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pece, Alfredo; Borrelli, Enrico; Sacconi, Riccardo; Maione, Giulio; Bandello, Francesco; Querques, Giuseppe
• Is Part Of: European journal of ophthalmology. Volume 29:Issue 5(2019)
• Page Start: 471
• Page End: 473
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: Age-related macular degeneration -- retina -- choroidal neovascular membranes -- uvea -- anatomy/biochemistry/physiology -- techniques of retinal examination; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Eye -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 617.7005
• DOI: 10.1177/1120672119855540
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1120-6721

Abstract

The authors report a case of a female patient affected by neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In particular, multiple sub-retinal hyperreflective infiltrates were found on optical coherence tomography. Optical coherence tomography examination of her right eye displayed the presence of sub-retinal pigment epithelium hyporeflective spaces located beneath a hyperreflective fibrotic neovascularization. This case highlights the importance of differentiating choroidal clefts from choroidal caverns.