We present our experience with implantation of an Ahmed glaucoma valve in a 9-year-old girl with Sturge-Weber syndrome with choroidal hemangioma. In this case of childhood glaucoma, the choice of surgical procedure should be based on the efficacy and elimination of intra-and post-operative complications. An Ahmed glaucoma valve offered safety and efficacy in controlling glaucoma. This technique...

Photodynamic therapy is considered investigational when used in combination with one or more of the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapies (anti-VEGF), i.e., pegatanib (Macugen), ranibizumab (Lucentis), bevacizumab (Avastin), aflibercept (EyleaTM) as a treatment of CNV associated with agerelated macular degeneration, chronic central serous chorioretinopathy, choroidal hemangioma, pat...

PURPOSE To examine the efficacy and safety of Ruthenium-106 plaque radiotherapy in the treatment of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. METHODS Twenty-one eyes of 21 patients diagnosed with symptomatic circumscribed choroidal hemangioma who underwent Ruthenium-106 plaque radiotherapy were included in the study. Clinical response, ancillary tests finding improvement, and major side effects wer...

OBJECTIVE A presentation of the clinical and pathogenic aspects of choroidal ossification. CASES PRESENTATION We report three clinical cases of choroidal ossification: choroidal osteoma, ossified choroidal hemangioma and total ossification of the choroid. The three patients underwent complete eye examination. The optical microscopy of a sample of ossified choroidal tissue revealed a spongy, o...

CHOROIDAL NEVUS Choroidal nevus (Figure 1), the most common primary intraocular tumor,1 is a benign tumor that arises from melanocytic cells derived from the neural crest. Choroidal nevi are more common in white people, with 4% of the population having at least one.1 Malignant transformation into melanoma is possible; therefore, choroidal nevi should be monitored even though the rate is 1 in 4,...