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Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Presenting With Secondary Choroidal Neovascularization

Robert B. Garoon, J. William Harbour

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Abstract

The authors report a case of a congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) causing symptomatic vision loss. Two intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA) 4 weeks apart resolved the fluid and improved the visual acuity. This case demonstrates that CHRPE can rarely be complicated by CNV, which may respond to intravitreal bevacizumab therapy. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:276-277.].

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The authors report a case of a congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) causing symptomatic vision loss. Two intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA) 4 weeks apart resolved the fluid and improved the visual acuity. This case demonstrates that CHRPE can rarely be complicated by CNV, which may respond to intravitreal bevacizumab therapy. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:276-277.].

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The authors report a case of a congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) associated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) causing symptomatic vision loss. Two intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech, South San Francisco, CA) 4 weeks apart resolved the fluid and improved the visual acuity. This case demonstrates that CHRPE can rarely be complicated by CNV, which may respond to intravitreal bevacizumab therapy. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:276-277.].

Key concepts: Choroidal neovascularization, Retinal pigment epithelium, Ophthalmology, Medicine, Bevacizumab, Retina, Neovascularization, Visual acuity

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