Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2013 129 Copyright: 2013 Natung T, et al. This is an open‑access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Introduction Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a relatively rare vitreoretinal disorder that is clinically similar to Retinopathy of Prematurity, except that there is usually a positive family history and no history of prematurity or oxygen supplementation. [1] Patients with FEVR could present with a high degree of symmetry between eyes or with findings that are entirely unilateral. [2] We report herein two cases of FEVR from North‑East India to highlight the asymmetric presentations of FEVR and the need of high index of suspicion to detect such cases. Case Reports Case 1 A 15‑year‑old boy presented with poor vision in his left eye since birth. His best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/63 in the right eye and finger counting close to face (FCCF) in the left eye. Left eye had enophthalmos with exotropia of 30°. Anterior segment was normal in both eyes. Right fundus showed mild temporal dragging of disc, straightening of temporal vessels, subretinal exudations and scarring at the periphery of temporal retina [Figure 1]. Left fundus showed dragging of the disc with a falciform retinal fold and an aberrant retinal vascular pattern [Figure 2]. Pigmentation and scarring of retina were seen. Fundus fluorescein angiography [FFA] showed abrupt cessation of vasculature at the temporal retina of right eye [Figure 3]. There was brush like anastomoses and shunts at the vascular‑avascular Asymmetric presentations of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy Tanie Natung 1 , Pradeep Venkatesh 2 , Lanalyn Thangkhiew 1 , Jacqueline Syiem 1 1 Department of Ophthalmology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Clinical Image Figure 1: Fundus photo of case 1 showing mild temporal dragging of disc, straightening of temporal vessels, subretinal exudation and retinal scarring in the right eye Correspondence: Dr. Tanie Natung, Department of Ophthalmology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, P. O. Mawdiangdiang, Shillong, Meghalaya, India. E‑mail: [email protected] border with mild leakage from the vessels. Left eye showed mild leakage from the disc and falciform retinal fold. There was no history of prematurity. The parents and four siblings were normal. Case 2 A 17‑year‑old girl presented with poor vision in her left eye since birth. Her BCVA was 20/80 in the right eye and FCCF in the left eye. Left eye had exotropia of 30°. There was nystagmus in both eyes. Anterior segment was normal in the right eye whereas the left eye had an early posterior subcapsular cataract. Right fundus was grossly normal except mild straightening of vessels in the periphery. Left fundus showed dragging of disc with a broad falciform retinal fold, macular detachment, peripheral retinal tears and subretinal exudations [Figure 4a]. There was a clear vascular‑avascular border in peripheral retina temporally [Figure 4b]. FFA in right eye showed grossly normal retinal vasculature except for mild straightening of vessels in the periphery. Left retina showed abrupt cessation of vessels in the temporal retina [Figure 5]. Access this article online Quick Response Code: Website: www.ojoonline.org DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.116661 [Downloaded free from http://www.ojoonline.org on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, IP: 197.35.182.178] || Click here to download free Android application for this journal
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Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2013 129
Copyright: 2013 Natung T, et al. This is an open‑access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Introduction
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a relatively rare vitreoretinal disorder that is clinically similar to Retinopathy of Prematurity, except that there is usually a positive family history and no history of prematurity or oxygen supplementation.[1] Patients with FEVR could present with a high degree of symmetry between eyes or with findings that are entirely unilateral.[2] We report herein two cases of FEVR from North‑East India to highlight the asymmetric presentations of FEVR and the need of high index of suspicion to detect such cases.
Case Reports
Case 1A 15‑year‑old boy presented with poor vision in his left eye since birth. His best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/63 in the right eye and finger counting close to face (FCCF) in the left eye. Left eye had enophthalmos with exotropia of 30°. Anterior segment was normal in both eyes. Right fundus showed mild temporal dragging of disc, straightening of temporal vessels, subretinal exudations and scarring at the periphery of temporal retina [Figure 1]. Left fundus showed dragging of the disc with a falciform retinal fold and an aberrant retinal vascular pattern [Figure 2]. Pigmentation and scarring of retina were seen. Fundus fluorescein angiography [FFA] showed abrupt cessation of vasculature at the temporal retina of right eye [Figure 3]. There was brush like anastomoses and shunts at the vascular‑avascular
Asymmetric presentations of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
Tanie Natung1, Pradeep Venkatesh2, Lanalyn Thangkhiew1, Jacqueline Syiem1
1Department of Ophthalmology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Clinical Image
Figure 1: Fundus photo of case 1 showing mild temporal dragging of disc, straightening of temporal vessels, subretinal exudation and retinal scarring in the right eye
Correspondence:Dr. Tanie Natung, Department of Ophthalmology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, P. O. Mawdiangdiang, Shillong,
Meghalaya, India. E‑mail: [email protected]
border with mild leakage from the vessels. Left eye showed mild leakage from the disc and falciform retinal fold.
There was no history of prematurity. The parents and four siblings were normal.
Case 2A 17‑year‑old girl presented with poor vision in her left eye since birth. Her BCVA was 20/80 in the right eye and FCCF in the left eye. Left eye had exotropia of 30°. There was nystagmus in both eyes. Anterior segment was normal in the right eye whereas the left eye had an early posterior subcapsular cataract. Right fundus was grossly normal except mild straightening of vessels in the periphery. Left fundus showed dragging of disc with a broad falciform retinal fold, macular detachment, peripheral retinal tears and subretinal exudations [Figure 4a]. There was a clear vascular‑avascular border in peripheral retina temporally [Figure 4b].
FFA in right eye showed grossly normal retinal vasculature except for mild straightening of vessels in the periphery. Left retina showed abrupt cessation of vessels in the temporal retina [Figure 5].
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Natung, et al.: Asymmetric presentations of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
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Only one of the 11 siblings and the child’s mother were available for examination and were found to be normal.
Discussion
Canny and Oliver were the first to describe the cessation of peripheral vascular growth with FFA in FEVR.[1‑3]
Both of our cases had asymmetric presentations and such presentations have been infrequently described in the literature.[2,3] Both had exotropia and case 2 had subcapsular cataract. FEVR has been reported to be associated with strabismus,[2‑4] cataract,[2] retinal scar[2] and nystagmus.[4]
The pattern of inheritance in FEVR is mostly autosomal dominant but X‑linked and sporadic cases are also known.[1‑3,5] Our cases are probably sporadic in nature.
The results of prophylactic treatment in FEVR remains controversial and most authors suggest treatment only for progressive lesions.[3] The results of surgical interventions are also variable.[3,5]
FEVR needs to be differentiated from other disorders that mimic its presentation. It poses a diagnostic challenge and needs high index of suspicion to diagnose.
References
1. Mukai S, Andreoli CM. Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. In: Albert DM, Miller JW, Azar DT, Blodi BA, editors. Albert and Jakobiec’s Principle and Practice of Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2008. p. 1865-70.
2. Ranchod TM, Ho LY, Drenser KA, Capone A Jr, Trese MT. Clinical presentation of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. Ophthalmology 2011;118:2070-5.
3. Shukla D, Singh J, Sudheer G, Soman M, John RK, Ramasamy K, et al. Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR). Clinical profile and management. Indian J Ophthalmol 2003;51:323-8.
4. Nishina S, Suzuki Y, Yokoi T, Kobayashi Y, Noda E, Azuma N. Clinical features of congenital retinal folds. Am J Ophthalmol 2012;153: 81-7.e1.
5. Ikeda T, Fujikado T, Tano Y, Tsujikawa K, Koizumi K, Sawa H, et al. Vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous or tractional retinal detachment with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. Ophthalmology 1999;106:1081-5.
Figure 3: Fundus fluorescein angiography image of case 1 showing a zone of avascular retina with abrupt cessation of vessels at the vascular‑avascular border and mild leakage from vessels in the right eye
Figure 5: Fundus fluorescein angiography image of case 2 showing the vascular‑avascular border in the left eye
Figure 2: Fundus photo of case 1 showing dragging of disc with a knife‑like falciform retinal fold, aberrant retinal vascular pattern, retinal scarring and pigmentation in the left eye
Cite this article as: Natung T, Venkatesh P, Thangkhiew L, Syiem J. Asymmetric presentations of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy. Oman J Ophthalmol 2013;6:129-30.
Source of Support: Nil, Conflict of Interest: None declared.
Figure 4: (a) Fundus photo of case 2 showing a broad falciform retinal fold running inferotemporally with large retinal tears, macular detachment and subretinal exudation in the left eye. (b) Fundus photo of case 2 showing a zone of avascular retina with the vascular‑avascular border in the temporal retina of left eye
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