Incidental Unilateral Retinal Vessel Findings and Its Consequences

Introduction

Peripheral retinal vascular abnormalities may present as difficult diagnostic challenges since the findings are not pathognomonic clinically or on imaging. This retrospective case report highlights this difficulty and shows the process of stepwise exclusion of differential diagnoses.

Publication History

Received: 19 October 2022

Accepted: 16 February 2023

Article published online:
25 April 2023

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