Title of article :
Photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone for a ubretinal neovacularization in bilateral idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectai
Author/Authors :
Linday M. mithen، نويسنده , , Richard F. paide، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
Pages :
2
From page :
884
To page :
885
Abstract :
Purpoe To report combined treatment of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for ubfoveal neovacularization econdary to bilateral idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectai. Deign Interventional cae report. Method A patient with a ubfoveal neovacularization econdary to bilateral idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectai wa treated with PDT plu an intravitreal injection of 4 mg of triamcinolone acetonide. Reult Leakage in the late-phae of fluorecein angiography reolved with attenuation of telangiectatic veel and improvement in viual acuity from 20/200 to 20/50. At 9 month pot-treatment, recurrent leakage wa treated with repeat PDT and intravitreal triamcinolone. One year after initial preentation, viual acuity wa 20/60 with no leakage on fluorecein. Concluion Combined treatment with PDT and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide reulted in regreion of a ubfoveal neovacular membrane and improvement in viual acuity during the coure of follow-up.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Serial Year :
2004
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number :
625215
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