title: [Laser treatment of subretinal macular neovascularization in pathologic myopia].
abstract: The authors evaluated retrospectively 100 eyes with pathological myopia and a macular subretinal neovascular membranes (SRNV) which was treated with direct laser photocoagulation. Argon green, krypton red and orange dye (590 nm) laser were used to treat, respectively, 19, 63 and 18 eyes. The follow-up period was of 12 months. Mean initial visual acuity was 0.33 and mean final visual acuity was 0.31, with no statistically significative difference between them. One or more recurrence was observed in 44% of the eyes. Recurrences could be treated in 80% of cases. At the end of the follow-up period SRNV had disappeared in 83 eyes and extended into the foveola in the remaining 17.
authors.affiliation: Institut scientifique H.S. Raffaele, université de Milan, Département d'Ophtalmologie, Italie.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brancato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pece
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Avanza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Camesasca
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity
vernacular_title: Traitement laser de la néovascularisation sous-rétinienne maculaire dans la myopie forte.