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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