Idiopathic anterior hyaloid vessels

• Published in: British journal of ophthalmology Vol. 87; no. 3; pp. 365 - 366
• Main Authors: Dowler, J G F, Mehta, J S, Landers, A M, Hamilton, A M P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JR BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.03.2003; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; Copyright 2003 British Journal of Ophthalmology
• Subjects: Adult; Anterior Eye Segment - blood supply; Anterior Eye Segment - diagnostic imaging; Cataracts; Diabetes; Family medical history; Fluorescein Angiography; Humans; Inflammation; Lasers; Letter; Male; Medical imaging; Neovascularization, Pathologic - pathology; Retina; Surgery; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography; Visual Acuity
• ISSN: 0007-1161; 1468-2079
• DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.3.365

Anterior hyaloidal fibrovascular proliferation (AHFP), the growth of vessels across the anterior hyaloid face from an origin in anterior retina, 1 was first described in phakic eyes after diabetic vitrectomy surgery, 2 but is also reported following cataract surgery in diabetics. 3 Complications include cataracts, vitreous haemorrhage, tractional retinal detachment, ciliary body detachment, and phthisis bulbi. 1 We present the first report of this entity occurring in a non-diabetic patient without previous ophthalmic surgery. The patient's age, sex, and race are typical of patients suffering from idiopathic peripheral vaso-occlusive retinopathy (Eales' disease), but the absence of retinal vasculitis, vitreous and retinal haemorrhage, and the unilateral nature of disease, are less characteristic.