Gaurav K Shah1. 1. Barnes Retina Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63144, USA. shah@vision.wustl
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report the use of photodynamic therapy for treating a choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: A 61-year-old man with a choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema was treated with photodynamic therapy. RESULTS: Subjective and objective improvement in visual acuity and improvement of fluorescein angiogram have been demonstrated for more than a year after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Photodynamic therapy may be useful for treating patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation.
PURPOSE: To report the use of photodynamic therapy for treating a choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: A 61-year-old man with a choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema was treated with photodynamic therapy. RESULTS: Subjective and objective improvement in visual acuity and improvement of fluorescein angiogram have been demonstrated for more than a year after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Photodynamic therapy may be useful for treating patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation.