Focal ossification as one of the reasons for erroneous diagnosis of chorioretinal lesions

Abstract

Focal calcifications of the retina and choroid occur usually in such well-known tumors as: retinoblastoma, choroidal osteoma, choroidal hemangioma, retinal astrocytoma. In addition, cases of idiopathic or secondary calcification are known, the most common of them is sclerochoroidal calcification. The article provides a detailed analysis of the clinical and tomographic pictures of ossifying conditions occurring in adults. It is shown that, in addition to a different ophthalmoscopic picture, these conditions are characterized by a different level of localization of the pathological calcification zone and a different stage of retinal damage.

Keywords

sclerochoroidal calcification / choroidal osteoma / retinal astrocytoma / optical coherence tomography

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