title: [Transpupillary thermotherapy in occult subretinal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration. Preliminary results].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the efficacy of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) to treat choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight patients (ten eyes) with occult CNV were treated by TTT. A 810 nm diode laser was used to perform TTT. The diode laser was delivered through a panfunduscopic contact lens.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three eyes showed a visual acuity improvement and a decrease in exudation on fluorescein angiography. Four eyes remained stable. Nevertheless, lesions worsened after treatment in three cases. One of these cases suffered an overtreatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TTT may be a useful therapy in some cases of CNV in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Randomized and multicentric studies are necessary to stablish precise indications of this therapy.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oftalmología, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España. asalinas@unav.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salinas Alamán
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García Layana
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Juberías Sánchez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sánchez Tocino
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sádaba Echarri
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno Montañés
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000628:therapy*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity