Successful treatment of aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity with diode laser in ocular albinism: A case report.
Aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity
laser photocoagulation
ocular albinism
retinopathy of prematurity
Journal
Indian journal of ophthalmology
ISSN: 1998-3689
Titre abrégé: Indian J Ophthalmol
Pays: India
ID NLM: 0405376
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2019
06 2019
Historique:
entrez:
25
5
2019
pubmed:
28
5
2019
medline:
16
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Oculocutaneous albinism is characterized by partial or complete absence of melanin in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and uveal melanocytes. Absence of typical fundal background from RPE and choroid makes it difficult to diagnose retinal disorders in ocular albinism. Lack of melanin in RPE makes the laser photocoagulation very challenging in these cases. This report presents a unique case of preterm infant of oculocutaneous albinism diagnosed as aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (APROP), which was successfully treated with diode laser photocoagulation. The parameters of the laser used in this case were higher than usual, just enough to achieve blanching of retina. This report highlights the fact that the diagnosis of APROP and its treatment with laser is challenging in the presence of oculocutaneous albinism, but it is possible to achieve complete regression using diode laser at higher parameters.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31124533
pii: IndianJOphthalmol_2019_67_6_962_259063
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_768_18
pmc: PMC6552602
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
962-964Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None
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