CLINICAL AND PARACLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHOROIDAL HEMANGIOMA
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Objective: (1) To describe the clinical characteristics of choroidal hemangioma at the Eye Clinic of the National Geriatric Hospital. (2) To describe the paraclinical characteristics of choroidal hemangioma. Patients and methods: A total of 29 patients diagnosed with choroidal hemangioma were examined and treated at the Eye Clinic of the National Geriatric Hospital over a 5-year period, from August 2018 to August 2023. A cross-sectional study. Results: - More than half of the patients (51.7%) did not have hemorrhage. Among those with hemorrhage, the most common type was mixed morphology (37.9%). - The most common symptoms, present in all patients, were BMST changes and exudation (100.0%). Other symptoms such as serous retinal detachment (62.1%), macular edema (58.6%), and retinal detachment (41.4%). - The most common lesions, present in all patients, were BMST changes and exudation (100.0%). Serous retinal detachment (65.5%), macular edema (58.6%), and hemorrhage (48.3%). - The most common OCT-A finding was surface damage (65.5%), while deep damage was less common (34.5%). - The most common tumor size was 2.00 mm, accounting for 34.5% of cases. The most frequent tumor location was adjacent to the macula, accounting for 37.9% of cases. Conclusion: Prospective studies are needed to monitor the changes in clinical and paraclinical characteristics in this patient group.
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Choroidal hemangioma, clinical characteristics, paraclinical characteristics
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