Termoterapia transpupilar en neovascularización subretiniana oculta secundaria a degeneración macular asociada a la edadPrimeros resultados

  1. A Salinas Alamán
  2. A García Layana
  3. JR Juberías Sánchez
  4. H Sánchez Tocino
  5. LM Sádaba Echarri
  6. J Moreno Montañés
Journal:
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

ISSN: 0365-6691

Year of publication: 2002

Volume: 77

Issue: 11

Pages: 617-621

Type: Article

DOI: 10.4321/S0365-66912002001100006 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Purpose: To determine the efficacy of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) to treat choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Patients and Methods: Eight patients (ten eyes) with occult CNV were treated by TTT. A 810 nm diode laser was used to perform TTT. The diode laser was delivered through a panfunduscopic contact lens. Results: Three eyes showed a visual acuity improvement and a decrease in exudation on fluorescein angiography. Four eyes remained stable. Nevertheless, lesions worsened after treatment in three cases. One of these cases suffered an overtreatment. Conclusions: TTT may be a useful therapy in some cases of CNV in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Randomized and multicentric studies are necessary to stablish precise indications of this therapy.

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