Photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal nevus.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To describe a patient treated with photodynamic therapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal nevus. Interventional case report. A 61-year-old woman presented with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal nevus and best-corrected visual acuity of 20/50. The choroidal neovascularization was treated with two verteporfin photodynamic therapy sessions, separated by 3 months. The choroidal neovascularization was occluded after two sessions. Best-corrected visual acuity improved to 20/25 and remained stable throughout an 18-month follow-up. Photodynamic therapy seems to be an effective treatment for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal nevus.
Medical subject headings
- Choroid Neoplasms
- Choroidal Neovascularization
- Nevus, Pigmented
- Photochemotherapy
- Photosensitizing Agents
- Porphyrins