Choroidal neovascularization occurring concurrently in myopic eyes of monozygotic twins

Toshihiko Matsuo; Jiro Seguchi; Fumio Shiraga; Yoshiko Takesue; Noriko Sakaguchi

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Choroidal neovascularization occurring concurrently in myopic eyes of monozygotic twins

Toshihiko Matsuo, Jiro Seguchi, Fumio Shiraga, Yoshiko Takesue, Noriko Sakaguchi

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Purpose: To present young monozygotic twins both of whom developed choroidal neovascularization at the same time. Case/Observations: Monozygotic twins, 22-year-old women, who lived in the same house, developed choroidal neovascularization in the left eye at the same time. The degree of myopia was higher in the left eye (-7.75 and -8.5 dpt in spherical equivalent) than in the right eye (-6.75 and -4.5 dpt) of both patients. The choroidal neovascularization regressed in a different time course and the visual acuity returned to normal in both patients. Conclusion: This pair of monozygotic twins suggests that both genetic and environmental factors underlie the development of choroidal neovascularization in myopic eyes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	281-283
Number of pages	3
Journal	Ophthalmologica
Volume	216
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000063840
Publication status	Published - 2002

Keywords

Choroidal neovascularization
Monozygotic twin
Myopia

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Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems

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