Retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization.
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Abstract
To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization. Case report. A 74-year-old woman with exudative age-related macular degeneration and classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization RE underwent photodynamic therapy with verteporfin. Ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography RE disclosed a retinal pigment epithelial tear in the area of photodynamic therapy. This case presents the first report of a retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration.
Medical subject headings
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Photochemotherapy
- Photosensitizing Agents
- Pigment Epithelium of Eye
- Porphyrins
- Retinal Detachment