EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
Andrew Doan, MD, PhD, University of Iowa

Category: Retina
Diagnosis: von Hippel Lindau (VHL) - retinal hemangioblastoma

Image Comments:

1) Retinal angioma (hemangioblastoma) with large feeder vessels.
2) Large retinal angioma.
3) Feeder vessels originating from optic nerve.
4) Systemic manifestations: Hemangioblastomas may develop in the brain, the retina of the eyes, and other areas of the nervous system. Other types of tumors develop in the adrenal glands, the kidneys (renal cell carcinoma), or the pancreas.

 

 

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