Full-thickness eye wall resection of choroidal neoplasms.
Sclerochorioretinal (full-thickness eye wall) resection was performed in 19 eyes with choroidal neoplasms. Thirteen of these eyes have retained useful vision, ranging from 20/25 to counting fingers. Six eyes had intraoperative and postoperative complications that have led to enucleation. During follow-up, ranging from 1 1/2 years to 6 years, none of these patients had had local or systemic metastasis. Full-thickness eye wall resection, in suitable cases, provides an alternative method of managing choroidal neoplasms.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002829:Choroid / Q000601:surgery; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery