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Purpose: To report on a case of Crohn's disease and unilateral retinal vasculitis, branch retinal artery occlusion and subsequent retinal neovascularization. Methods: We examined a 38-year-old woman with severe left visual loss and biopsy-proven Crohn's disease diagnosed four years prior to the ocular involvement. A Heidelberg scanning laser ophthalmoscope was used for fundus fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography. Retinal neovascularization was detected during the follow-up. Results: Successful regression of retinal neovascularization was achieved after argon green laserpanretinal photocoagulation in addition to oral steroid and salazopyrine. Conclusion: Retinal vascular involvement is a rare ocular feature of Crohn's disease and may result in retinal neovascularization that may necessitate prompt laser photocoagulation.
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Saatci, O.A., Koçak, N., Durak, İ. et al. Unilateral retinal vasculitis, branch retinal artery occlusion and subsequent retinal neovascularization in Crohn's disease. Int Ophthalmol 24, 89–92 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016351800466
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