A Large Retinal Capillary Hemangioma in the Anterior Retina Treated with Photodynamic Therapy

Purpose: To report a case of a large anterior retinal capillary hemangioma (RCH) treated successfully with photodynamic therapy (PDT). Methods: Case report. Results: A 12-mm-large RCH located in the anterior retina, with vision-threatening exudative complications that had not responded to cryotherap...

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Published in:Case reports in ophthalmology 2012-01, Vol.3 (1), p.1-4
Main Authors: Cheung, Janice, Lee, Gary K.Y., Tham, Clement C.Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Photodynamic therapy
Published: January 2012
Retinal capillary hemangioma
Subretinal fluid
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Summary:Purpose: To report a case of a large anterior retinal capillary hemangioma (RCH) treated successfully with photodynamic therapy (PDT). Methods: Case report. Results: A 12-mm-large RCH located in the anterior retina, with vision-threatening exudative complications that had not responded to cryotherapy and repeated laser photocoagulations, was treated with PDT using verteporfin. Exudation regressed and tumor growth arrested after treatment. Conclusion: PDT can be delivered effectively to a lesion in the anterior retina and should be included as an option for treating anteriorly located RCH when conventional cryotherapy and laser photocoagulation fail.
ISSN:1663-2699
1663-2699
DOI:10.1159/000335954