%0 Case Reports
%T Retinopathy With Variant of Unknown Significance and Atypical Chorioretinal Coloboma in the Setting of Prematurity.
%A Kiryakoza L
%A Cruz NFSD
%A Hoyek S
%A Berrocal AM
%J Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
%V 55
%N 5
%D 2024 May 1
%M 38408227
%F 1.296
%R 10.3928/23258160-20240202-01
%X A 37-week-old girl underwent ophthalmic examination. Born at 32 weeks, the infant weighed 680 grams and received high-flow nasal cannula for respiratory distress of the newborn. Dilated fundus examination of the right eye revealed an atypical chorioretinal coloboma; the left eye revealed hyperpigmentary changes in the macula. Fluorescein angiography of both eyes showed retinal vascularization to zone II. Genetic testing revealed a heterozygous variant of uncertain significance in the catenin Alpha 1 (CTNNA1) gene. CTNNA1 gene abnormalities have been implicated as causes of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR). It is important to recognize possible simultaneous retinopathy of prematurity and FEVR. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2024;55:285-288.].