Use of digitized fluorescein angiogram system to evaluate laser treatment for subretinal neovascularization: technique.
In patients with subretinal neovascular membranes (SRNVM), persistence of the SRNVM after laser treatment is a major cause of decreased visual acuity. Persistence is associated with inadequate initial laser treatment. A technique using a digitized fluorescein angiogram (DFA) system is presented that allows immediate evaluation of the adequacy of laser treatment for SRNVM. This involves overlaying a red-free photograph taken after treatment on a fluorescein angiogram taken before treatment using a digital angiogram system that evaluates the adequacy of treatment. A protocol for augmentation of laser treatment has been developed that will aid in the reduction of persistence after laser treatment of SRNVM.
Monahan
P M
PM
Department of Ophthalmology, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gitter
K A
KA
Eichler
J D
JD
Cohen
G
G
Schomaker
K
K
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010781:Photography; D011379:Prognosis; D012086:Reoperation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000601:surgery*