Choroidal Osteoma Case Studies

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Introduction: Choroidal osteoma is a benign ossifying tumor, occurs most often in young women, 2 or 3 decades. It may be located in the peripapillary or macula. It can be unilateral or bilateral. The etiology of the tumor is unknown. It may expand, decalcify, or caused choroidal neovascularization over the years. In this case, a choroidal osteoma in a patient with swelling of the eye and vision loss presented.
Case: An 81-year-old woman was visited to our clinic with complaints of swelling of the eye and vision loss in her left eye for 3 days. With similar complaints, the patient had been admitted in the the ophthalmologic clinic 5 years ago. Medical follow-up is recommended. The edema and ecchymosis were observed in the left eye lid on the

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