Congenital retinal arteriovenous communication associated with a full‐thickness macular hole

Abstract

We present here a patient suffering from an unilateral retinal arteriovenous communication, belonging to group 2 in Archer classification, associated to a homolateral vascular malformation into the ophthalmic artery area, and a full-thickness macular hole. This is the first case with such an association reported in the literature.

Early-onset macular holes following ruptured retinal arterial macroaneurysms

“…Although most macular holes are idiopathic, they are occasionally associated with trauma, high myopia, and retinal vascular diseases such as proliferative diabetic retinopathy [1], hypertensive retinopathy [2], and congenital retinal arteriovenous communication [3]. A few studies have reported that rupture of a retinal arterial macroaneurysm might result in macular hole formation [4][5][6][7].…”

Macular hole formation after macular haemorrhage associated with rupture of retinal arterial macroaneurysm

“…MHs are also rarely associated with retinal vascular disease, such as proliferative diabetic retinopathy,5 hypertensive retinopathy6 and congenital retinal arteriovenous communication 7 8. With respect to retinal arterial macroaneurysm, only a few cases of MH associated with the rupture of a macroaneurysm have been reported 8 9 10 11 12 13.…”