Abstract | PURPOSE: To report the outcome of a patient with a subretinal neovascular membrane secondary to idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis treated with photodynamic female therapy. METHODS: Interventional case report. A 43-year-old female with type 2A idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis presented with a 2-week history of decreased vision and a subretinal neovascular membrane in the left eye. RESULTS: Visual improvement from 20/70-2 to 20/50-2 in the left eye was observed after two photodynamic therapy treatments of a juxtafoveal subretinal neovascular membrane with verteporfin, and was maintained through 7 months of follow-up. Fluorescein angiography showed no leakage specific to the subretinal neovascular membrane, but leakage from the juxtafoveal telangiectasis continued. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Michael J Potter, Shelagh M Szabo, Eleanor Y Chan, Andrew H C Morris |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology
(Am J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 133
Issue 1
Pg. 149-51
(Jan 2002)
ISSN: 0002-9394 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11755857
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Photosensitizing Agents
- Porphyrins
- Verteporfin
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Fundus Oculi
- Humans
- Photochemotherapy
- Photosensitizing Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Porphyrins
(therapeutic use)
- Retinal Diseases
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Retinal Neovascularization
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology)
- Retinal Vessels
(drug effects, pathology)
- Telangiectasis
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Treatment Outcome
- Verteporfin
- Visual Acuity
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