title: Surgical excision of subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes.
abstract: The possibility for visual improvement after the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes with laser photocoagulation is poor. The surgical excision of these membranes in age-related macular degeneration, the presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome, idiopathic neovascularization, and myopia is the focus of current study.  This review covers the rationale for considering a surgical approach, the techniques currently used to perform these procedures, and the clinical pathological correlation of the surgically excised specimens.  Initial results of this surgery warrant a national randomized clinical trial of its efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000601:surgery; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology; D012160:Retina / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome