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Optic disc edema due to peripapillary choroidal neovascularization
Naa Naamuah Tagoe1, Rahul A Sharma2, Valerie Biousse3
1 Lions International Eye Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
3 Department of Ophthalmology; Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Naa Naamuah Tagoe
Lions International Eye Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra
Ghana
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/tjo.tjo_77_20
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A 35-year-old myopic woman developed right-eye optic disc edema with normal visual function. The presence of a subtle crescent-shaped peripapillary subretinal hemorrhage in addition to the disc edema raised concern for a peripapillary choroidal neovascular membrane, which was confirmed by enhanced depth optical coherence tomography.
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