Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2012 Nov 28:2012:bcr2012007446.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007446.

Paediatric choroidal osteoma treated with ranibizumab

Deepak Vayalambrone  1 , Aseema Misra
Affiliations
Case Reports

Paediatric choroidal osteoma treated with ranibizumab

Deepak Vayalambrone et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

An 11-year-old patient presented with blurred vision in both eyes resulting from bilateral choroidal osteoma. The patient was treated with a course of monthly intravitreal injections of ranibizumab for 3 months and this led to improvement of visual acuity. This effect was sustained without the need for further injections over a 2-year period of follow-up.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Gass JD, Guerry RK, Jack RL, et al. Choroidal osteoma. Arch Ophthalmol 1978;96:428–35. - PubMed
    1. Trimble SN, Schatz H. Decalcification of a choroidal osteoma. Br J Ophthalmol 1991;75:61–3. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Shields CL, Materin MA, Mehta S, et al. Regression of extrafoveal choroidal osteoma following photodynamic therapy. Arch Ophthalmol 2008;126:135–7. - PubMed
    1. Song MH, Roh YJ. Intravitreal ranibizumab in a patient with choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal osteoma. Eye 2009;23:1745–6. - PubMed
    1. Pandey N, Guruprasad A. Choroidal osteoma with choroidal neovascular membrane: successful treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab. Clin Ophthalmol 2010;4:1081–4. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types