Bilateral CNV associated with optic nerve drusen treated with photodynamic therapy with verteporfin.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of bilateral choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with optic nerve drusen (OND) treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin.


METHODS
A 10-year-old girl with juxtapapillary CNV in the right eye and juxtapapillary and juxtafoveal CNV in the left eye associated with OND underwent PDT with verteporfin in both eyes.


RESULTS
Visual acuity increased from 20/160 to 20/25 in the right eye and from 20/1000 to 20/25 in the left eye after two sessions of PDT and 2 years of follow-up. CNV showed no leakage after two PDT sessions in both eyes and no recurrence was observed.


CONCLUSIONS
Subfoveal CNV is an uncommon complication of OND and excellent anatomic and functional results can be obtained with PDT.
Silva
R
R
Ophthalmology Department, Hospital of the University of Coimbra, Coimbra--Portugal. rufino.silva@oftalmologia.co.pt
Torrent
T
T
Loureiro
R
R
Travassos
A
A
de Abreu
J Rui Faria
JR
D002648:Child; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D015594:Optic Disk Drusen / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014792:Visual Acuity
D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin