Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD » Remnant of hyaloidal artery

Feb 5 2014 by Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Fundus photograph of the left eye of a 14-year-old asymptomatic female. The photograph is focused on the posterior vitreous where a prepapillary vitreous opacity is observed (see next picture where opacity is marked by arrows). The opacity is attached to the origin of the retinal vessels in the optic nerve head.

Photographer: Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Condition/keywords: persistence of the hyaloid artery

Feb 5 2014 by Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Fundus photograph of the left eye of a 14-year-old asymptomatic female. The photograph is focused on the posterior vitreous where a prepapillary vitreous opacity is observed (white arrows). The opacity is attached to the origin of the retinal vessels in the optic nerve head.

Photographer: Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Condition/keywords: persistence of the hyaloid artery

Feb 5 2014 by Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Fundus photograph of the left eye of a 14-year-old asymptomatic female. The photograph is focused on the retina, and a prepapillary vitreous opacity is observed (white arrows). The opacity is attached to the origin of the retinal vessels in the optic nerve head.

Photographer: Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Condition/keywords: persistence of the hyaloid artery

Feb 5 2014 by Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Fundus photograph of the left eye of a 14-year-old asymptomatic female. The photograph is focused on the retina, and a prepapillary vitreous opacity is observed (white arrows). The opacity is attached to the origin of the retinal vessels in the optic nerve head.

Photographer: Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Condition/keywords: persistence of the hyaloid artery

Feb 5 2014 by Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Video of the fundus of the left eye of a 14-year-old asymptomatic female, where a prepapillary vitreous opacity is observed. The opacity is attached to the origin of the retinal vessels in the optic nerve head, and is considered to be a remnant of the hyaloidal artery.

Photographer: Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

Condition/keywords: persistence of the hyaloid artery