title: Management of inflammatory choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to punctate inner choroidopathy in a young female of childbearing age with intra-vitreal ranibizumab and half-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) - a holistic approach.
abstract: Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) may occur in up to 40% of patients with punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC). We report a case of a young woman of childbearing age treated successfully for an inflammatory choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV) secondary to PIC with a combination of intravitreal ranibizumab and photodynamic therapy (PDT).
authors.affiliation: Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK.
authors.forename: Kurt Spiteri
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Cornish
authors.forename: Lik Thai
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Fraser
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Imrie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058449:Intravitreal Injections; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D000069579:Ranibizumab; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000069579:Ranibizumab