Abstract
To report the effect of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy for choroidal neovascularization overlying choroidal osteoma. In an interventional case report, intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy was used for tumor-related choroidal neovascularization. A 34-year-old woman with bilateral choroidal osteoma had a decrease in visual acuity in the right eye from 20/30 to 20/100. Ophthalmoscopy revealed partially decalcified circumpapillary, macular choroidal osteoma with overlying subretinal hemorrhage and choroidal neovascular membrane. Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA) resulted in membrane regression and visual acuity improvement to 20/50 at 6 weeks. Further therapy with intravitreal ranibizumab (Lucentis; Genentech, Inc.) resolved persistent subretinal fluid, and visual acuity improved to 20/30 at the 6-month follow-up. Therapy with intravitreal anti-VEGF medications might be an alternative for patients with choroidal neovascularization overlying choroidal osteoma.
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