Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Yiqian Hu
Xinhua Hospital affiliated with the Jiaotong University School of Medicine,
Kongjiang Road 1665, Shanghai 200092
China
Case Report
Imaging Features of Varix of the Vortex Vein Ampulla?A Small Case Series
Author(s): Yiqian Hu, Shiyuan Wang, Yang Dong, Xiuli Zhou, Wenjing Yu and Chenghui XuYiqian Hu, Shiyuan Wang, Yang Dong, Xiuli Zhou, Wenjing Yu and Chenghui Xu
Background: Varix of the vortex vein ampulla is a rare, benign condition which may be occasionally found by fundus examination and sometimes mis-classified as visual threatening retinal choroidal diseases. Auxillary examinations such as ultrasonography, OCT, ICGA, and CDFI may help to make a differential diagnosis.
Methods: Three cases were reviewed. The imaging characteristics of varix of the vortex vein ampulla were discussed.
Results: Three cases of varix of the vortex vein ampulla (2 male, 1 female, 48-67 years-old, unilateral) were found occasionally by ultrasonography. The lesion was overlooked by three-mirror contact lens funduscopy in two cases. By ultrasonography, a dome shaped lesion of around 1.5 mm wide 3 mm height on the posterior equator eye wall with high reflective smooth surface and low internal reflecti.. View More»