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Case Reports
. 2013 May;6(2):119-21.
doi: 10.4103/0974-620X.116654.

Leber's miliary aneurysms

Walaa Alturkistany  1 , Saad Waheeb
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Case Reports

Leber's miliary aneurysms

Walaa Alturkistany et al. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2013 May.

Abstract

Leber's disease is a form of primary retinal telangiectasia characterized by the presence of abnormalities in the retinal vasculature. It is an idiopathic, unilateral condition with male predilection. It is not associated with any other systemic or ocular disease. The disease has a very slow progression and can be complicated by vascular dilatations, neovascularizations, thromboses, retrovitreal hemorrhages, and macular changes. We present a case of Leber's miliary aneurysms in an asymptomatic 22-year-old male patient. His fundus examination showed aneurysmal dilatations with lipid exudation. Intravenous fluorescein angiography showed early and late leakage as well as capillary dropout with late hypofluorescence. In this case, the patient was treated with laser photocoagulation of the retina.

Keywords: Aneurysms; exudates; leber's miliary.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Color fundus photograph (a) Normal right eye and (b) Left eye hard exudate deposition in the inferior temporal macula
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fluorescein angiogram. (a) Early venous laminar phase with areas of hyperfluorescence in the inferior temporal retina. (b) Late venous phase: Aneurysmal dilatation, leakage, and hypofluorescence consistent with ischemia in the inferior temporal retina
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