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Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Choroidal Neovascularization Caused by Optic Nerve Head Drusen in a 13 Year-old Girl

Posted by , , and on Jun 19, 2014 in Congenital optic disc drusen

SCIENTIFIC POSTER_Zeynep Alkin Optic nerve head drusen are acellular, calcified deposits which can be found in buried drusen form or exposed drusen form. Choroidal neovascularization caused by optic nerve head drusen is very rare in children. This case reports a 13-year-old girl with unilateral choroidal neovascularization caused by optic nerve head drusen. She was referred to us with decreased visual acuity in her right eye occurring 6...

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Bilateral Choroidal Neovascularization Associated with Optic Nerve Head Drusen Treated by Anti-VEGF Therapy

Posted by on Nov 1, 2011 in Anti VEGF, Congenital optic disc drusen

Barbara Delas, Cláudia Antunes*, Lorena Almudi, Mouafk Asaad (Terrassa, Spain) Objective: To report good clinical outcome in a patient with bilateral choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated to optic nerve head drusen (ONHD), treated with intravitreal ranibizumab injection. Methods: A 12-year-old girl was referred for loss of right eye vision detected in a routine checkup. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was hand movements in the...

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