Photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularisation secondary to basal laminar drusen.
OBJECTIVE
Basal laminar drusen (BLD) is a rare retinal disorder that may be complicated with choroidal neovascularisation (CNV). Here we describe four patients treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT) for CNV secondary to BLD.


METHODS
Four consecutive patients presented with subfoveal CNV secondary to BLD. Mean visual acuity was 20/50. CNV was treated with one single PDT session.


RESULTS
Exsudative features of CNV were resolved after one session for all patients. After 6 months, mean visual acuity was 20/25 and remained stable.


CONCLUSIONS
In this series, PDT was an effective treatment for CNV secondary to BLD.
Departement of Ophthalmologie, Clinique Ophtalmologique Universitaire de Creteil, University Eye Clinic, Creteil, France.
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D000328:Adult; D001485:Basement Membrane; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015593:Retinal Drusen / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014792:Visual Acuity
D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin