Retinal capillary hemangioma treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide.
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.
Suh
Shin Cho
SC
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, and Konyang University Hospital, Myung Gok Eye Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea.
Jin
Sun Young
SY
Bae
Seon Hee
SH
Kim
Chul Gu
CG
Kim
Jong Woo
JW
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