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By NIDHI PANWAR, MD FRCS Glasgow FNB FICO
NMC ROYAL HOSPITAL SHARJAH
Co-author(s): Dr. Moustafa Damlakhi Specialist Ophthalmology NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah, UAE - Uploaded on May 18, 2026.
- Last modified by Joshua Friedman on May 19, 2026.
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- Miscellaneous
- Condition/keywords
- pigmented paravenous chorioretinal atrophy (PPCRA)
- Photographer
- Dr. Moustafa Damlakhi
- Imaging device
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Fundus camera
OPTOS - Description
- 47 year-old male with a 15-year history of diabetes mellitus presented with mild bilateral ocular irritation .Fundus examination of both eyes revealed radially distributed paravenous pigmentary changes with scar-like chorioretinal atrophy distributed along retinal vessels, with sparing of the macula as well as the discs . Findings were bilateral and symmetrical. Fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) showed staining of the choroidal lesions without leakage, neovascularization, or signs of active inflammation.
