Diagnosis of choroidal nevus following multiple intravitreal anti-VEGF injections (case study)

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This article describes a clinical case of a female patient with choroidal nevus, who was previously diagnosed in another clinic with “subretinal neovascular membrane as a result of central serous chorioretinopathy” and subsequently underwent multiple intravitreal anti-VEGF injections. Based on the analysis of OCT angiography images, the macular changes in this case were interpreted as a polypoidal form of neovascularization in a patient with subfoveolar choroidal nevus.

Keywords:

choroidal nevus

polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

anti-VEGF therapy

Authors:

Stoyukhina A.S.

Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases

ORCID: 0000-0002-4517-0324

Andreeva I.V.

Krasnov Research Institute of Eye Diseases

ORCID: 0000-0002-4907-0902

Received:

21.03.2023

Accepted:

14.05.2023

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