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ArticleCureus2025

Choroidal Osteoma Complicated by Choroidal Neovascularization: A Case Report.

Aisha Ahmed Khan, Zaid Azhar, Muhammad Amer Awan

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Aisha Ahmed KhanOphthalmology, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Islamabad, PAK.
Zaid AzharOphthalmology, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Islamabad, PAK.
Muhammad Amer AwanOphthalmology, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Islamabad, PAK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 13-year-old girl with no prior systemic or ocular comorbidities presented to the eye clinic at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, with complaints of blurred vision in her left eye. Fundus examination revealed a well-defined, yellow-orange lesion at the posterior pole. B-scan ultrasonography demonstrated an echo-dense lesion, most prominent at low gain, while swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) showed a hyperreflective choroidal mass with associated subretinal fluid (SRF). Based on these findings, a diagnosis of choroidal osteoma complicated by choroidal neovascularization (CNV) was established. This case report describes the management of a pediatric case of CNV related to choroidal osteoma with a series of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections over nine months, resulting in significant regression of CNV and a reduction in SRF. She continues to be monitored with multimodal imaging and intermittent therapy, demonstrating favorable anatomical and functional outcomes.

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anti-vegf treatmentcalcificationchoroidchoroidal neovascularizationchoroidal osteomaintravitreal injectionsswept source oct (ss-oct)

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PMID41625798
PMCPMC12859381

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