title: Retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report. A 74-year-old woman with exudative age-related macular degeneration and classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization RE underwent photodynamic therapy with verteporfin.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography RE disclosed a retinal pigment epithelial tear in the area of photodynamic therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case presents the first report of a retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Gelisken
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Inhoffen
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Partsch
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Schneider
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Kreissig
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin