Advances in Pediatric Research
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Abstract

Unusual persistent fetal vasculature presentation in a premature baby

Alon Zahavi, Assaf Hilely, Dov Weinberger, Moshe Snir, Yonina R. Kella

Persistent fetal vasculature (PFV) is a congenital developmental disorder manifesting as a fibrovascular remnant of the embryonal hyaloid vascular system within the vitreal space. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) presents as varying degrees of non-vascularized retinal tissue with potentially devastating ocular complications. Both pathologies arise from ocular vascular system abnormalities, and various treatment modalities have been attempted in the past. In this report we describe a unique case of a late manifesting PFV that may be associated with the development of ROP, complicated by a visually significant cataract.