title: Retinal capillary hemangioma treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of retinal capillary hemangioma treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 15-year-old female presented with metamorphopsia in the left eye for 7 days. Examination showed peripheral endophytic retinal capillary hemangioma, macular edema, and a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/50. The hemangioma and macular edema were treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 5 months of follow-up, involution of the hemangioma, reduction of macular edema, decrease of the feeder and draining vessel diameter, and improvement of best-corrected visual acuity to 20/25 was seen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This verteporfin photodynamic therapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide appeared to cause involution of the hemangioma with reduction in macular edema and improvement in visual acuity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, and Konyang University Hospital, Myung Gok Eye Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Shin Cho
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Seon Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Chul Gu
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014463:Ultrasonography; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014822:Vitreous Body