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- Title
Resolution of macular edema in idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasis using PDT.
- Authors
Kotoula, Maria G; Chatzoulis, Dimitrios Z; Karabatsas, Constantinos H; Tsiloulis, Aristoteles; Tsironi, Evangelia E
- Abstract
A 57-year-old woman was treated by photodynamic therapy for macular edema due to idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasis (presumed type 1A) without subretinal neovascularization. Initial visual acuity of the treated eye was 20/200 and it improved to 20/40 by 3 months after the photodynamic therapy session. Visual acuity remained stable 32 months after the treatment. Color photographs and fundus fluorescein angiography before and after photodynamic therapy revealed regression of hemorrhages, exudates, and fluorescein leakage. Photodynamic therapy has long-term benefits for the patient with idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasis, presumed type 1A, because it can improve visual acuity and macular edema.
- Publication
Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging : the official journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye, 2009, Vol 40, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
1542-8877
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3928/15428877-20090101-10