title: Involution of endophytic optic disc hemangioma with a single session of photodynamic treatment.
abstract: We report a 58-year-old otherwise healthy woman with unilateral endophytic optic disc hemangioma and associated serous retinal detachment and exudation. A standard verteporfin dose was given and a photodynamic treatment (PDT) protocol was followed. A moderate vitreous hemorrhage occurred four days after PDT. The hemangioma regressed markedly 6 weeks after the procedure and serous retinal detachment showed marked resolution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: Ali Osman
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Saatci
authors.forename: Gul
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gunduz
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents