Choroidal hemangioma treated with photodynamic therapy using verteporfin: report of a case |
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Authors: | Nicolò M Ghiglione D Polizzi A Calabria G |
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Institution: | Department of Neurology, University Eye Clinic of Genova, Genova, Italy. massimonicolo@iol.it |
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Abstract: | PURPOSE: To report the results of treatment of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma with a single application of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin according to the Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration with Photodynamic Therapy study. METHODS: A 44-year-old man with unilateral decreased vision and macular subretinal fluid secondary to a circumscribed choroidal hemangioma diagnosed by fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography and ultrasonography underwent PDT with verteporfin therapy. RESULTS: One year after PDT, subretinal fluid was absent and visual acuity improved. CONCLUSIONS: The results obtained in this case are in keeping with previously reported results; however, future randomized studies are necessary to evaluate and standardize different infusion times in order to obtain maximum efficacy of treatment. |
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