There are many different types of vascular tumors within the eye. In the uvea or vascular layer beneath the retina, there occur both circumscribed and diffuse hemangiomas. The latter or diffuse variant is commonly associated with the congenital neurologic disorder Sturge-Weber Syndrome (encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis). It is associated with Port-Wine skin coloration, glaucoma, seizures, intellectual disability, and ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomas. Within the eye, both circumscribed and diffuse hemangiomas may leak causing secondary retinal detachments. Vision changes can also be due to physical displacement of the retina, cystoid retinopathy, and secondary glaucoma. Vascular tumors also occur in the retina. These include capillary hemangioma with or without Von Hippel-Landau Syndrome, cavernous retinal hemangioma, and Racemose hemangioma. Though none of these tumors spread to other parts of the body, each can be differentiated by clinical characteristics and methods of management discussed in this Podcast.

Paul T. Finger, MD, FACS
The New York Eye Cancer Center
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