PURPOSE: To describe a patient treated with focal laser photocoagulation for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) secondary to choroidal nevus. METHODS: A 62-year-old woman presented with PCV secondary to choroidal nevus in the right eye and best-corrected visual acuity of 20/100. The polypoidal lesions were treated with focal laser photocoagulation and clinical and instrumental data were prospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Three months after focal laser photocoagulation, fluorescein angiography showed no leakage from the polypoidal lesions, optical coherence tomography scans displayed absence of subretinal fluid, and visual acuity improved to 20/25 and remained stable throughout an 18-month follow-up. CONCLUSION: Focal laser photocoagulation seems to be an effective and safe treatment for PCV secondary to choroidal nevus.
PURPOSE: To describe a patient treated with focal laser photocoagulation for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) secondary to choroidal nevus. METHODS: A 62-year-old woman presented with PCV secondary to choroidal nevus in the right eye and best-corrected visual acuity of 20/100. The polypoidal lesions were treated with focal laser photocoagulation and clinical and instrumental data were prospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Three months after focal laser photocoagulation, fluorescein angiography showed no leakage from the polypoidal lesions, optical coherence tomography scans displayed absence of subretinal fluid, and visual acuity improved to 20/25 and remained stable throughout an 18-month follow-up. CONCLUSION: Focal laser photocoagulation seems to be an effective and safe treatment for PCV secondary to choroidal nevus.
Authors: Carlos M Rangel; Eva Villota; Álvaro Fernández-Vega González; Ronald M Sanchez-Avila Journal: Medicine (Baltimore) Date: 2017-12 Impact factor: 1.889