Laser photocoagulation, intravitreal anti-VEGF, and vitreous surgery for the treatment of juxtapapillary retinal capillary hemangioma

• Main Authors: Gamze Ucan Gunduz, Oner Gelisken, Ozgur Yalcinbayir, Kazim Guler
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: capillary hemangioma; epiretinal membrane; juxtapapillary; optic nerve; retina
• Online Access: http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2019;volume=67;issue=12;spage=2104;epage=2106;aulast=Ucan
• ISSN: 0301-4738; 1998-3689

Juxtapapillary retinal capillary hemangiomas (JRCHs) are benign vascular tumors located on or adjacent to the optic nerve head. A 19-year-old girl presented with epiretinal membrane (ERM) associated with an elevated and round vascular tumoral mass located in the juxtapapillary region of her left eye. She was subsequently diagnosed with isolated JRCH. A combined approach with laser photocoagulation and intravitreal bevacizumab injection was used to facilitate shrinkage of the tumor preoperatively and pars plana vitrectomy was used to remove the tumor and ERM. A small remnant of tumoral mass remained intact and did not show any growth for 7 years.