Statistics and Associations
- Scarring in the retina secondary to a previous fungal infection
- Common in individuals raised on a farm (around chickens or other birds)
- Endemic in Ohio and Mississippi river valleys
- Fungus lies dormant with the potential to reactivate later
- Possibility of new blood vessel growth under the retina at scar location in macula.
Management
- No treatment necessary if inactive with no new blood vessel growth
- Refer new blood vessel growth for treatment with anti-VEGF injection