title: [Subretinal neovascularization: evolution of cicatrix of photocoagulation in the absence of recurrence].
abstract: Eleven patients successfully treated with the argon or krypton laser for macular subretinal neovascularization were followed up in order to determine the extent of long-term enlargement of the chorioretinal scars. The mean follow-up time was 51.5 months and the mean increase in choroidal scar size 46.5%. In 10 patients the scars enlarged more toward the fovea than toward the periphery (51% as opposed to 43%). The rate of enlargement per month decreased with time after treatment. Only one patient exhibited decreased visual acuity during the follow-up period, due to invasion of the foveola by the scar.
authors.affiliation: Clinique ophtalmologique universitaire de Lausanne.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Othenin-Girard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zografos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Néovaisseaux sous-rétiniens: évolution des cicatrices de photocoagulation en l'absence de récidives.