Retinal meteor

Indian J Ophthalmol. 2017 Sep;65(9):879-881. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_68_17.

Abstract

We describe a case of a 65-year old man diagnosed with retinal vasoproliferative tumour secondary to posterior uveitis. The fluorescein angiography shows an interesting meteor-like leak emanating from the tumour and rising towards the superior retina in the later frames of the angiogram. Pictorially, we call it the "Retinal Meteor" and also describe the possible mechanism for this pattern of leakage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fluorescein Angiography / methods*
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Retinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Retinal Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Retinal Vessels / pathology*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*
  • Uveitis, Posterior / complications*
  • Uveitis, Posterior / diagnosis