Acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy: To bolus or not to bolus?

Oman J Ophthalmol. 2018 Sep-Dec;11(3):280-283. doi: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_12_2017.

Abstract

Acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy (AEPVM) is a rare bilateral maculopathy characterized by chronic and long-term course. We report a case of AEPVM with an unusual presentation and management in a middle-aged man. He presented with clinical features of bilateral AEPVM accompanied by multiple intraretinal cysts, with a sudden increase of intraretinal fluid and visual function deterioration over a span of few days. Therefore, we administered empirically an intravenous bolus injection of methylprednisolone. One week after, there was a full recovery of visual acuity and cystic intraretinal spaces completely disappeared.

Keywords: Acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy; fluorescein angiography; intraretinal cysts; optical coherence tomography; steroid therapy.

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  • Case Reports