Laser photocoagulation for choroidal neovascular membrane associated with optic disc drusen.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To report two cases of choroidal neovascular membrane associated with optic disc drusen which were successfully treated using argon laser photocoagulation.

METHODS:

Choroidal neovascular complications of optic disc drusen were diagnosed in two of our patients, a 36-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl. In both cases visual acuity was 20/100 in the affected eye. Fundus examination and angiography revealed a choroidal neovascular membrane. Computer tomography identified bilateral calcified drusen of the optic discs. Photocoagulation of neovascular tissues was immediately performed.

RESULTS:

Visual acuity improved progressively, reaching 20/20 10 months after treatment in one case and 20/30 in the other. No recurrence was observed during follow-up.

CONCLUSION:

Early diagnosis and immediate laser photocoagulation of vision-threatening choroidal neovascular membranes associated with optic disc drusen helps stop progression towards the macula and improves longterm visual acuity.

• Authors: Marie N Delyfer, Marie B Rougier, Eric Fourmaux, Philippe Cousin, Jean-François Korobelnik
• Journal: Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica (Acta Ophthalmol Scand) Vol. 82 Issue 2 Pg. 236-8 (Apr 2004) ISSN: 1395-3907 [Print] Denmark
• PMID: 15043550 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Choroidal Neovascularization (etiology, surgery)
• Female
• Fluorescein Angiography
• Humans
• Laser Coagulation
• Optic Disk Drusen (complications)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Visual Acuity