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Hassanpoor N, Mirshahi A, Reza Niyousha M. Photopigment Bleaching Phenomenon on Fluorescein Angiography in a Patient with Impending Central Retinal Vein Occlusion. JOVR [Internet]. 2021Apr.29 [cited 2024Apr.23];16(2):291–294. Available from: https://knepublishing.com/index.php/JOVR/article/view/9093

https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v16i2.9093

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  • Narges Hassanpoor

    Narges Hassanpoor

    Retina & Vitreous Service, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Ahmad Mirshahi

    Ahmad Mirshahi

    Retina & Vitreous Service, Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammad Reza Niyousha

    Mohammad Reza Niyousha

    Retina & Vitreous Service, Nikookari Eye Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

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  • Apr 29, 2021
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Photopigment Bleaching Phenomenon on Fluorescein Angiography in a Patient with Impending Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research (JOVR) / April–June 2021, Volume 16, Issue 2 / Pages 291–294

Abstract

Purpose: To present the second case of photopigment bleaching phenomenon in fluorescein angiography (FA) and the first case of this phenomenon due to impending central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO).


Case Report: A 32-year-old healthy female noticed blurred vision in her right eye one day before presentation. Despite the 20/20 visual acuity at presentation, mild increased retinal vascular tortuosity and unilateral photopigment bleaching phenomenon in FA was observed in the right eye. Three weeks later, she developed a complete CRVO with visual acuity reduction to 20/40 that responded well to the intravitreal injection of aflibercept.


Conclusion: Impending CRVO can cause unilateral photopigment bleaching phenomenon in FA that may be due to retinal ischemia.

Keywords:

Autofluorescence, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, Fluorescein Angiography, Photopigment Bleaching, Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy

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