Retinal capillary angioma in familial exudative vitreoretinopathy treated with photodynamic therapy

To report a case of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy with a retinal capillary angioma and persistent macular exudation treated with photodynamic therapy. Interventional case report. A 39-year-old woman with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy presented with an intraretinal capillary angioma tem...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 2004-04, Vol.137 (4), p.780-782
Main Authors: Javellana, Juan Antonio Grau, Drouilhet, John H., Kokame, Gregg T., Chee, Percival H.Y., Wong, Byron M.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Hemorrhage
Lasers
Macular degeneration
Patients
Photodynamic therapy
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Summary:To report a case of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy with a retinal capillary angioma and persistent macular exudation treated with photodynamic therapy. Interventional case report. A 39-year-old woman with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy presented with an intraretinal capillary angioma temporally with persistent macular exudation despite previous vitrectomy and thermal laser. Photodynamic therapy to the retinal angioma was performed. Three months after photodynamic therapy, vision was stable at 20/200 with a reduction in lesion size on B-scan ultrasonography and no leakage on fluorescein angiography. With 10 months of follow-up there was no recurrence of leakage. Retinal capillary angioma may be present in association with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, and photodynamic therapy may provide a good alternative treatment to decrease exudation.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2003.10.001