Dr. V. R. Saravanan

Department of Retina & Vitreous, Aravind Eye Hospital & Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Coimbatore

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Dr. Saravanan graduated in medicine from Madurai Medical College, D.O from Regional Institute, Chennai, D.N.B from Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore. He is the first vitreoretina fellow of Aravind eye hospital Coimbatore and completed his fellowship in 2002. He immediately joined as a Medical officer and continues to work as a consultant in the retina clinic of Coimbatore till date. He also cleared his FRCS (Glasgow) exam in 2004. He is a life member of the Tamilnadu ophthalmic association, All India ophthalmological society and Vitreoretinal society of India. He has presented various papers and chaired and participated in many instruction courses in national and international conferences. He also has visited Wilmer eye Institute of Johns, Hopkins University, Baltimore, VitreoMacular Consultants of New York, Harkness Institute of Ophthalmology at Columbia University, New York and Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin diabetes center, Boston as an observer.

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    Paediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases

    Introduction This chapter will discuss pediatric retinal vascular diseases like Persistent Fetal Vasculature, Familial Exudative Vitreo Retinopathy and Incontinentia Pigmenti Persistent Fetal Vasculature (Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous) Definition Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV) is a congenital ocular disorder in which fetal vasculature does not regress after birth. It is unilateral approximately 90% of the time. No single gene has been identified. It can vary from very subtle with no visual disturbance to as severe as phthisis bulbi or secondary glaucoma. The prognosis can be good if early intervention is planned. Due to its wide spectrum of presentation, it has now been renamed as persistent fetal vasculature (PFV).1 Pathogenesis The fetal vasculature is composed of two parts: Tunica vasculosa lentis. It is situated anteriorly encircling the lens. It has anterior and posterior divisions. Anteri­or division has additional attachments to the pupillary frill of

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