[Radiotherapy treatment of subfoveal retinal neovascularization: results after two years].
The treatment by radiotherapy (10 Grays) of subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes is disappointing. Although after one year, 22% of cases had a positive result, after a mean follow up of 2.5 years only 14% of cases had a favourable outcome. The final visual acuity 30 months after treatment was the same as the one observed after 21 months of natural evolution. The well-defined nature of the subretinal new vessels, the presence of a pigment epithelial detachment and the occurrence of a vast hemorrhage were of bad prognosis.
Postelmans
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Hôpitaux Universitaires Brugmann et Saint-Pierrè.
Albert
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Roelandts
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Nguyen
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H
Verougstraete
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity