[Dynamic angiography in age related macular degeneration].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the utility of dynamic angiography with fluorescein and indocyanine green with scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) in exudative age-related macular degeneration.


METHODS
We retrospectively studied 95 patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) between April 98 and April 01.


RESULTS
We studied 102 eyes of 95 patients with ARMD. Mean age was 75.3 years with a mean follow-up time of 16.8 months. We found an occult or mixed angiographic membrane pattern with fluorescein angiography in 85 eyes (83.3%). Angiography with indocyanine green showed choroidal neovascular membranes in 94 of 102 eyes (92.1%). The most frequent location found was sub-foveal (53.2%). Laser photocoagulation was used in 55 eyes and photodynamic therapy in 5 eyes. In 17 eyes laser treatment failed to close the membrane.


CONCLUSIONS
Dynamic angiography with fluorescein or indocyanine green allowed neovascular membrane identification in more than 90% of the cases of ARMD. Successful treatment was achieved in 42% of cases.
Torrón Fernández-Blanco
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Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España.
Pérez Oliván
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Melcon Sánchez-Friera
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Ferrer Novella
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Ruiz-Moreno
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Honrubia López
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D019793:Fluorescein; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D011859:Radiography; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D019793:Fluorescein