Development of Cilioretinal Collaterals in a Patient With Calcific Valvular Heart Disease

Thromboembolism and Congenital Malformations

“…pose tissue formation, just as is noted with PFVassociated cataracts. 65 Persistence of proximal hyaloid remnants known as Bergmeister papilla, as well as prepapillary arterial loops, 103,104 may develop with vascular occlusions anterior to the disc surface when few compensatory channels are present to drain them.…”

“…Optic pits, considered by some to arise from the tissue surrounding the hyaloid artery and from aberrations of Bergmeister papilla, 105,106 may arise subsequent to a delayed regression of cilio-hyaloid artery anastomoses, 103 themselves produced by vascular occlusions near the lamina scleralis. As other collateral channels develop and decrease flow to cause their eventual regression, remodeled tissue "conduits" may be left in their wake.…”

Thromboembolism and Congenital Malformations

“…pose tissue formation, just as is noted with PFVassociated cataracts. 65 Persistence of proximal hyaloid remnants known as Bergmeister papilla, as well as prepapillary arterial loops, 103,104 may develop with vascular occlusions anterior to the disc surface when few compensatory channels are present to drain them.…”

“…Optic pits, considered by some to arise from the tissue surrounding the hyaloid artery and from aberrations of Bergmeister papilla, 105,106 may arise subsequent to a delayed regression of cilio-hyaloid artery anastomoses, 103 themselves produced by vascular occlusions near the lamina scleralis. As other collateral channels develop and decrease flow to cause their eventual regression, remodeled tissue "conduits" may be left in their wake.…”

Calcific retinal embolism as an indicator of severe unrecognised cardiovascular disease

“…The collective experience with CRE is limited to small series and isolated case reports. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Only a few of the reported patients had asymptomatic severe valvar stenosis, and the association between the site of calcification, severity of valve stenosis, and CRE remains unclear. Herein, we review our experience with 24 patients with documented CRE over a span of 22 years.…”

Visual loss: a rare presentation of mitral valve stenosis

“…Apart from these two tissues, the retina is also a rare location of the embolus to lodge. The presentation of retinal occlusive disease with the ultimate origin of the embolus from the cardiac valve is only mentioned in case reports [4][5][6][7]. With that being said, it is even rarer for mitral valve disease to present for the first time as a retinal occlusive disease [8].…”

Thromboembolism and Congenital Malformations

“…pose tissue formation, just as is noted with PFVassociated cataracts. 65 Persistence of proximal hyaloid remnants known as Bergmeister papilla, as well as prepapillary arterial loops, 103,104 may develop with vascular occlusions anterior to the disc surface when few compensatory channels are present to drain them.…”

“…Optic pits, considered by some to arise from the tissue surrounding the hyaloid artery and from aberrations of Bergmeister papilla, 105,106 may arise subsequent to a delayed regression of cilio-hyaloid artery anastomoses, 103 themselves produced by vascular occlusions near the lamina scleralis. As other collateral channels develop and decrease flow to cause their eventual regression, remodeled tissue "conduits" may be left in their wake.…”

Calcific retinal embolism as an indicator of severe unrecognised cardiovascular disease

“…The collective experience with CRE is limited to small series and isolated case reports. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Only a few of the reported patients had asymptomatic severe valvar stenosis, and the association between the site of calcification, severity of valve stenosis, and CRE remains unclear. Herein, we review our experience with 24 patients with documented CRE over a span of 22 years.…”

Visual loss: a rare presentation of mitral valve stenosis

“…Apart from these two tissues, the retina is also a rare location of the embolus to lodge. The presentation of retinal occlusive disease with the ultimate origin of the embolus from the cardiac valve is only mentioned in case reports [4][5][6][7]. With that being said, it is even rarer for mitral valve disease to present for the first time as a retinal occlusive disease [8].…”

Thromboembolism and Congenital Malformations

“…pose tissue formation, just as is noted with PFVassociated cataracts. 65 Persistence of proximal hyaloid remnants known as Bergmeister papilla, as well as prepapillary arterial loops, 103,104 may develop with vascular occlusions anterior to the disc surface when few compensatory channels are present to drain them.…”

“…Optic pits, considered by some to arise from the tissue surrounding the hyaloid artery and from aberrations of Bergmeister papilla, 105,106 may arise subsequent to a delayed regression of cilio-hyaloid artery anastomoses, 103 themselves produced by vascular occlusions near the lamina scleralis. As other collateral channels develop and decrease flow to cause their eventual regression, remodeled tissue "conduits" may be left in their wake.…”

Calcific retinal embolism as an indicator of severe unrecognised cardiovascular disease

“…The collective experience with CRE is limited to small series and isolated case reports. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Only a few of the reported patients had asymptomatic severe valvar stenosis, and the association between the site of calcification, severity of valve stenosis, and CRE remains unclear. Herein, we review our experience with 24 patients with documented CRE over a span of 22 years.…”

Visual loss: a rare presentation of mitral valve stenosis

“…Apart from these two tissues, the retina is also a rare location of the embolus to lodge. The presentation of retinal occlusive disease with the ultimate origin of the embolus from the cardiac valve is only mentioned in case reports [4][5][6][7]. With that being said, it is even rarer for mitral valve disease to present for the first time as a retinal occlusive disease [8].…”