Pablo Angel García-Uribe, MD, PhD » Fibrovascular retrolental membrane

Jul 31 2026 by Pablo Angel García-Uribe, MD, PhD

A 12 year-old Mexican male, asymptomatic, referred for evaluation after incidental finding of partial leukocoria on routine ophthalmologic examination. Slit-lamp evaluation revealed a fibrovascular retrolental membrane without evidence of retinal traction, associated with a fibrous stalk connecting to the optic disc. The stalk showed near-complete involution, consistent with a remnant of persistent fetal vasculature (posterior type).

Photographer: David García-García, Optometrist, Clínica Oftalmológica Salauno, Mexico City

Condition/keywords: anterior hyaloid, hyaloid artery, mittendorf, retrolental fibroplasia