PMC5301099_01
Funduscopy images of the patient's right eye (a) and left eye (b) obtained at the initial examination. Retinal phlebitis accompanied by retinal hemorrhage, soft exudate, and exudative changes in the retinal vessels from the upper arcade to the macula region can be seen in the right eye (a), while no abnormalities can be seen in the left eye (b).
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In the right eye, we observed a few inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber, retinal phlebitis accompanied by retinal hemorrhage and soft exudate, and remarkable exudative changes in the retinal vessels from the upper arcade to the macula region (Fig. 1a). No abnormalities in the left eye fundus were observed (Fig. 1b).
PMC5301099_02
Funduscopy (a) and fluorescein fundus (b) images obtained at 50 days after the initial examination. Neovascularization that caused vitreous hemorrhage can be seen from the optic disc to the upper retinal vascular arcade. Fluorescein angiography revealed dye leakage from the optic disc neovascularization and fibrovascular membrane (black arrow), and enlargement of the nonperfusion area in the affected retina. The corrected visual acuity of the right eye had decreased to 0.02.
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However, at 50 days after the initial examination, new neovascularization appeared from the optic disc to the upper retinal vascular arcade, causing vitreous hemorrhage (Fig. 2a), and the corrected VA of the patient's right eye decreased to 0.02. Fluorescein angiography revealed dye leakage from the disc neovascularization and enlargement of the nonperfusion area in the affected retina (Fig. 2b).
Funduscopy (a) and fluorescein fundus (b) images obtained at 3 months postoperatively. The neovascularization had disappeared, and the fluorescein leakage from the retinal blood vessels had clearly decreased. The corrected visual acuity of the right eye had improved to 0.3.
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At 3 months postoperatively, the intraocular neovascularization had disappeared (Fig. 3a), the fluorescein leakage from the retinal blood vessels had clearly decreased (Fig. 3b), and the corrected VA had improved to 0.3.