Pediatric Inflammatory CNV: A Case Series from a Tertiary Referral Centre.
Purpose: To report a case series of pediatric inflammatory choroidal neovascularization (CNV) seen at referral uveitis clinic.Methods: Records of pediatric patients with uveitis and inflammatory CNV between January 2000 and December 2012 were analyzed.Results: Ten eyes of seven patients were included. Mean age 12.6 years, mean follow-up 89.6 months. Three out of seven patients had bilateral CNV. Subfoveal CNV was noted in five eyes, extrafoveal CNV in three eyes and juxtafoveal and peripapillary CNV each in one eye. All patients received corticosteroids; immunosuppressives were used in three patients. Additional anti-VEGF injections were given, in six eyes, anti-VEGF and PDT in one eye and only PDT in three eyes.Conclusion: Pediatric inflammatory CNV though challenging, can be successfully managed with prompt therapy of the underlying uveitic disease, coupled with additional local therapy to selectively target the CNV.
['Ganesh|Sudha K|SK|', 'Ahmed|Arshee S|AS|']
D000284:Administration, Oral D000293:Adolescent D002648:Child D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization D005260:Female D005451:Fluorescein Angiography D005500:Follow-Up Studies D005654:Fundus Oculi D005938:Glucocorticoids D006801:Humans D008297:Male D011379:Prognosis D012189:Retrospective Studies D062606:Tertiary Care Centers D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
corticosteroids immunosuppressives anti-VEGF PDT pediatric CNV