Retinal Arteriovenous Malformation With Fluctuating Vision and Ischemic Central Retinal Vein Occlusion and Its Sequelae

Abstract

A patient with a retinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) had experienced episodic visual loss with spontaneous recovery for many years, followed by permanent visual loss secondary to central retinal vein occlusion. She subsequently progressed to development of retinal neovascularization extending onto the posterior vitreous face with recurrent vitreous hemorrhage requiring vitrectomy. A brief review of the literature is presented, and the cause of the fluctuations in vision and central retinal vein occlusion are discussed.