Neovascular membrana in a young adult. A propos of a case

Authors

  • Andrés Fernández Gómez HOSPITAL GENERAL PROVINCIAL DOCENTE “CARLOS MANUEL DE CÉSPEDES” BAYAMO
  • Esther Trinchet Ayala HOSPITAL GENERAL PROVINCIAL DOCENTE “CARLOS MANUEL DE CÉSPEDES” BAYAMO
  • Denis Castellano Benítez HOSPITAL GENERAL PROVINCIAL DOCENTE “CARLOS MANUEL DE CÉSPEDES” BAYAMO
  • Angel Norbert Milanés HOSPITAL GENERAL PROVINCIAL DOCENTE “CARLOS MANUEL DE CÉSPEDES” BAYAMO
  • Alberto Sánchez Menéndez HOSPITAL GENERAL PROVINCIAL DOCENTE “CARLOS MANUEL DE CÉSPEDES” BAYAMO

Keywords:

MACULAR DEGENERATION /physiopathology, EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE /physiopathology, FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY, RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION, RETINA

Abstract

The macular degeneration associated to age is a damage of the central part of the retina; constituting the main cause of the severe and irreversible loss of the sight in developed countries. One of this affections, the neovascular exudative include serous and hemorrhagic deposits and on ulterior cicatricial eschar. The macular degeneration usually affects persons over 60 years old, only the 0.05% was observed in ages under 50 years old, being very weird in young persons. It was presented a young patient with this affection.

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Published

2008-10-19

How to Cite

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Fernández Gómez A, Trinchet Ayala E, Castellano Benítez D, Norbert Milanés A, Sánchez Menéndez A. Neovascular membrana in a young adult. A propos of a case. RM [Internet]. 2008 Oct. 19 [cited 2025 Jun. 4];12(4). Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/1884

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