Results Following Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Choroidal Neovascularization
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 919-924, 2007.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-221388
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To determine whether transpupillary thermotherapy can achieve significant efficacy in maintaining vision without significant adverse effects when used to treat age-related macular degeneration associated with choroidal neovascularization.METHODS:
Retrospective chart reviews were made for 33 eyes of 32 patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, and who had received transpupillary thermotherapy due to the development of choroidal neovascularization. Transpupillary thermotherapy was performed 1.4 times on average.RESULTS:
Three months after the final therapy, 6 eyes (18%) showed improved vision, 11 eyes (34%) showed no change in vision, and 16 eyes (48%) showed worsening of vision. Of the 21 eyes of 21 patients who were available for optical coherence tomography before and after transpupillary thermotherapy, 19 eyes (90.5%) showed reduced macula thickness, and fundus photographs taken during the latest hospital visit revealed 11 eyes showing fibrosis.CONCLUSIONS:
Although it negatively influences subretinal fluid absorption, transpupillary thermotherapy is effective in stabilizing choroidal neovascularization and improving visual accuracy in a short period of time. Thus, further study is warranted.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Fibrose
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Corioide
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Neovascularização de Coroide
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Tomografia de Coerência Óptica
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Absorção
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Líquido Sub-Retiniano
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Hipertermia Induzida
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Degeneração Macular
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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