Vasoproliferative tumours of the retina

Background—Vasoproliferative tumours of the retina (VPTR) are benign tumours of unknown origin, occurring mostly in otherwise healthy patients. VPTR may be associated with other chorioretinal dis-eases, such as uveitis. The tumours, which histologically represent reactive gliovas-cular proliferations, are characterised by a pink to yellow appearance on fundus-copy and are accompanied by exudative and haemorrhagic changes of the retina. Methods—22 cases of VPTR in 21 patients were examined with a follow up period between 1 month and 6 years. Ophthalmo