K V Chalam1, S K Gupta, G Y Shah, S Agarwal. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville 32209, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in treatment of choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV) associated with melanocytoma of the optic disc. METHODS: A middle-aged man with visual acuity of 20/200 in right eye was treated with photodynamic therapy for juxtafoveal classic CNV overlying the papillomacular bundle. CNV was secondary to ocular melanocytoma, a rare event. RESULTS: At the 6-month follow-up, a scarred CNV with final visual acuity of 20/30 was noted clinically and angiographically. Tomography revealed high reflective scar tissue with flat macula and microperimetry showed restoration of retinal sensitivity over the papillomacular bundle. CONCLUSIONS: Photodynamic therapy effectively resolved CNV that involved papillomacular bundle (secondary to melanocytoma) and restored retinal function in papillomacular bundle.
PURPOSE: To report the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in treatment of choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV) associated with melanocytoma of the optic disc. METHODS: A middle-aged man with visual acuity of 20/200 in right eye was treated with photodynamic therapy for juxtafoveal classic CNV overlying the papillomacular bundle. CNV was secondary to ocular melanocytoma, a rare event. RESULTS: At the 6-month follow-up, a scarred CNV with final visual acuity of 20/30 was noted clinically and angiographically. Tomography revealed high reflective scar tissue with flat macula and microperimetry showed restoration of retinal sensitivity over the papillomacular bundle. CONCLUSIONS: Photodynamic therapy effectively resolved CNV that involved papillomacular bundle (secondary to melanocytoma) and restored retinal function in papillomacular bundle.
Authors: Julio A Urrets-Zavalia; Nicolas Crim; Evangelina Esposito; Leandro Correa; M Eugenia Gonzalez-Castellanos; Dana Martinez Journal: Clin Ophthalmol Date: 2015-03-06