Abstract | PURPOSE: To assess anatomical and visual results following the surgical removal of non-age-related subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes. METHODS: RESULTS: Visual acuity improved or remained the same in 25 eyes (81%) after a mean follow-up of 10.1 months (range 3-37 months). visual acuity improved by more than 2 lines of Snellen acuity in 5 eyes (16%) and decreased by more than 2 lines in 2 eyes (6%). There was no significant association between the final visual outcome and length of symptoms prior to surgery or pre-operative visual acuity. Atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium and older age were associated with poor outcome. Membranes recurred in 11 eyes (35%), and eyes with subfoveal blood prior to surgery were more likely to have recurrent membranes. CONCLUSIONS: The results of surgical removal of non-age-related subfoveal neovascular membranes have been encouraging, but further studies of long-term outcome and of the natural history of individual conditions are required.
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Authors | M Eckstein, J A Wells, B Aylward, Z Gregor |
Journal | Eye (London, England)
(Eye (Lond))
Vol. 12 ( Pt 5)
Pg. 775-80
( 1998)
ISSN: 0950-222X [Print] England |
PMID | 10070507
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Choroidal Neovascularization
(etiology, surgery)
- Choroiditis
(complications)
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myopia
(complications)
- Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
(methods)
- Postoperative Complications
- Recurrence
- Retrospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- Visual Acuity
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