Doğumsal Retinal Vasküler Anomaliler ve Katarakt: Tedavi Stratejileri ve Güncel Yaklaşımlar

Congenital retinal vascular anomalies are rare pathologies that arise during ocular development and can significantly impact vision. This review focuses on conditions commonly associated with cataract, including ocular coloboma, persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV), Coats disease, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR), incontinentia pigmenti, and Norrie disease. In colobomatous eyes, cataract formation is frequently observed due to embryological defects, whereas in PHPV, it is associated with persistent fetal tissues. In Coats disease, FEVR, incontinentia pigmenti, and Norrie disease, cataract may accompany the clinical course of the disease. No association with cataract development has been reported in rarer anomalies such as congenital retinal macrovessels and hereditary retinal arteriolar tortuosity.This review aims to present the coexistence of cataract in congenital retinal vascular anomalies and current treatment approaches.