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OPHTHALMIC IMAGE
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 67  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 277

Congenital tortuous retinal vessels


Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, India

Date of Web Publication23-Jan-2019

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Dr. Mohit Dogra
Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1281_18

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Dogra M, Dogra MR. Congenital tortuous retinal vessels. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019;67:277

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Dogra M, Dogra MR. Congenital tortuous retinal vessels. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28];67:277. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/text.asp?2019/67/2/277/250659



A 41-year-old female was referred to the Retina Service with a diagnosis of bilateral impending central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). Best-corrected visual acuity was 6/6, N6 with normal pupillary reactions. Fundus examination of both eyes revealed non-dilated corkscrew-like tortuous retinal venules in all four quadrants with normal caliber and pattern of retinal arterioles [Figure 1]. No retinal hemorrhages, cotton wool spots, hard exudates, or microaneurysms were seen. Systemic evaluation showed no evidence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or hyperlipidemia. Diagnosis of congenital tortuous retinal vessels was made and the patient was reassured.[1],[2] Clinicians must be aware of this rare non-progressive retinal vascular anomaly as it mimics CRVO and hypertensive retinopathy.[1],[3],[4]
Figure 1: (a and b): Fundus photographs of both eyes showing tortuous “corkscrew” shaped retinal venules (blue arrows) in all four quadrants with normal appearance of retinal arterioles (yellow arrows), (c and d): 12 × 12 mm optical coherence tomography angiography scan showing superficial capillary plexus of both eyes which highlights retinal venular tortuosity (blue arrows) and normal architecture of retinal arterioles (yellow arrows)

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