Treatment of choroidal neovascularization through the implantable miniature telescope.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of thermal laser photocoagulation of a choroidal neovasacular membrane through the implantable miniature telescope (IMT).


METHODS
Interventional case report.


METHODS
Focal thermal laser photocoagulation was performed. Complete ablation of the neovascular lesion, visual acuity, and integrity of the IMT were assessed.


RESULTS
An 81-year-old woman with a history of IMT implantation for advanced geographic atrophy related to age-related macular degeneration developed an extrafoveal choroidal neovascular lesion. The patient underwent focal laser photocoagulation through the telescope without complication. Three months after treatment, no evidence of recurrence was noted, and visual acuity remained at 20/200. The IMT was not altered by the treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Focal thermal laser photocoagulation through an IMT can successfully treat choroidal neovascularization without damaging the device.
Retina Group of Washington, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815, USA.
Richard A
RA
Garfinkel
Daniel M
DM
Berinstein
Robert
R
Frantz
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D014792:Visual Acuity