Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy presentation as persistent fetal vasculature
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Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy presentation as persistent fetal vasculature
PURPOSE To illustrate a presentation of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) that can be mistaken for unilateral persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) and the importance of wide angle fluorescein angiography in making this distinction. A patient was referred with a unilateral retrolental membrane and retinal detachment from PFV but was found to have FEVR. OBSERVATIONS A 4 month-old full-t...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2017.01.001