Nine Cases of Cavernous Hemangioma of the Retina

Recurrent vitreous hemorrhage in a case of retinal cavernous hemangioma: A rare presentation

“…Fluorescein leakage is characteristically absent which is helpful to differentiate the condition from retinal telangiectasia, von Hippel retinal angiomatosis, and racemose aneurysm of the retina. Messmer et al[3] reported a case of cavernous hemangioma as a peripheral dilated shunt vessel connecting the superior and inferior temporal vascular arcades. Some authors reported unilateral retinal cavernous hemangiomas extending circumferentially involving 360° of the mid-peripheral retina.…”

Grapes on the retina- a rare case of cavernous hemangioma of the retina

“…In a small series of nine patients, the mean age of presentation ranged from 1 to 55 years. [3]Whereas in a vast majority of cases the cavernous hemangioma may be an incidental finding on routine examinations ,in a few it is detected when a vitreous hemorrhage is precipitated on valsalva maneuvers particularly in females during labor [4]. Ophthalmoscopically, retinal cavernous hemangiomas appear as a grouping of blood-filled saccules within the inner retinal layers or on the surface of the optic disc.…”

Epimacular membrane secondary to an optic nerve head lesion: Figure 1

“…In spite of frequent association with fibroglial tissue, secondary macular pucker has not been reported, probably because of the rarity of the posterior haemangiomata. Messmer et al 6 have described an EMM associated with retinal cavernous haemangioma; however, the haemangioma was located in the inferior mid-periphery, and no direct cause and effect relationship could be established between the hamartoma and macular membrane. The treatment of this membrane was also not mentioned by the authors.…”