Visual improvement after four laser treatments to foveola for choroidal neovascular membrane.
With the advent of new laser technology and refined treatment techniques, it is possible that visual morbidity may be reduced by the treatment of subfoveolar choroidal neovascular membranes. This case report from our prospective study series describes an eye that required four monochromatic green subfoveolar treatments for an active choroidal neovascular membrane, which was ultimately eradicated. Even though the foveola was treated four times, the visual acuity improved from 20/200 preoperatively to 20/40 postoperatively. This case demonstrates that in carefully selected cases, even with multiple subfoveolar treatments, central visual acuity not only can be preserved, but also can actually be improved.
Stephens
R F
RF
Retina Consultants, Bethesda, Md.
Daubert
J S
JS
el-choufi
L
L
D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000601:surgery*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D014792:Visual Acuity