Treatment of serous pigment epithelium detachment with subthreshold micropulse diode laser photocoagulation: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
To propose a possible treatment for symptomatic serous pigment epithelium detachment (SPED) in the setting of dry age-related macular degeneration.


METHODS
A 60-year-old woman presented with a SPED, subfoveal in location, enlarging in size and with gradually worsening vision over 1 year of follow-up, without any evidence of choroidal neovascular membrane or neurosensory detachment until it was treated with subthreshold micropulse laser.


RESULTS
The last follow-up showed complete resolution of the SPED with restoration of visual function.


CONCLUSIONS
Subthreshold micropulse laser could serve as a useful therapeutic modality for the treatment of symptomatic SPED.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Udine, Udine - Italy.
Maurizio
M
Battaglia-Parodi
Saumil
S
Sheth
Alessandro
A
Papayannis
Francesco
F
Bandello
D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D044967:Serum; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014792:Visual Acuity