A 75-year-old woman presents with new floaters. Why?
Analysis
In this image there is a peaked elevation of the inner retina. In addition, there is inner retinal hyper-reflectivity. On angiogram, a hyperfluorescent lesion was noted contiguous with a branch retinal artery.
The patient was diagnosed with a retinal artery macroaneurysm.
In this tip's accompanying 9 min. video, we'll review:
- Causes of intraretinal hyper reflectivity
- Epidemiology of RAM
- Morphology of RAM lesions
OCT Tip
In a patient with inner retinal thickening, consider the possibility of a retinal artery macroaneurysm.
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