Combination photodynamic therapy and juxtascleral triamcinolone acetonide for the treatment of a peripapillary choroidal neovascular membrane associated with papilloedema

Surgical removal of peripapillary lesions is invasive and can often lead to defects in the retinal pigment epithelium. 2 Photodynamic therapy has recently been reported to be safe and successful in the treatment of peripapillary choroidal neovascularisation from age related macular degeneration and...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology 2006-10, Vol.90 (10), p.1323-1324
Main Authors: Tewari, A, Shah, G K, Dhalla, M S, Shepherd, J B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
choroidal neovascular membrane
Choroidal Neovascularization - drug therapy
Female
Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use
Humans
Lasers
Letters
Macular degeneration
Optic nerve
Papilledema - complications
papilloedema
Photochemotherapy - methods
Photodynamic therapy
pseudotumour cerebri
triamcinolone acetonide
Triamcinolone Acetonide - therapeutic use
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Summary:Surgical removal of peripapillary lesions is invasive and can often lead to defects in the retinal pigment epithelium. 2 Photodynamic therapy has recently been reported to be safe and successful in the treatment of peripapillary choroidal neovascularisation from age related macular degeneration and presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome. 4 The advantage of photodynamic therapy is the reduced risk of collateral damage to surrounding tissue, compared to surgical excision and thermal laser photocoagulation.
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.2006.096172