Case 206: Persistent Hypertrophic Primary Vitreous

Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous--a case report.

Introducción El vítreo ocupa el espacio comprendido entre el cristalino y la retina. Su función es dar soporte a las estructuras oculares manteniendo la presión intraocular y permitiendo el paso de la luz hasta la retina; además, brinda la nutrición del cristalino y la retina (1). Su desarrollo embriológico es bastante complejo y se origina a partir del mesénquima dentro de la copa óptica duran...

Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous.

Persistant hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) was described in detail as a clinical entity by Reese1 in 1955 in his Jackson Memorial Lecture. Goldberg in his 1997 Jackson Memorial Lecture2 renamed PHPV as persistent fetal vasculature (PFV). PHPV is a pathologic entity resulting from abnormal persistence of the fetal fibrovascular primitive stroma (hyaloid system) of the eye3,4 which should di...

Outcomes in persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous.

AIMS To report outcomes in cases of persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) and examine factors predictive of visual acuity in patients selected for surgery. METHODS Retrospective case series of 55 eyes in 50 patients presenting between 1990 and 2001 at the Children's Hospital, Westmead. 33 eyes underwent surgery aimed at visual rehabilitation. RESULTS In surgical patients, median a...

Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous: Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous involving the anterior eye.

The imaging features of persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) affecting the posterior eye are well known. We recently encountered a patient with the anterior variant of PHPV who had MR imaging of the orbits. We present the clinical and imaging findings of this unusual entity and discuss the therapeutic options available for its management.