| Results Following Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Choroidal Neovascularization. |
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Jun Mo Lee, Ji Eun Keum, Sung Chul Lee |
1Department of Ophthalmology, Siloam Hospital, Seoul, Korea. eyejune@medigate.net
2Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
| 연령관련황반변성에서 발생한 맥락막신생혈관에서 경동공온열치료의 효과 |
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이준모1,금지은2,이성철2 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Siloam Hospital1, Seoul, Korea Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine2, Seoul, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To determine whether transpupillary thermotherapy can achieve significant efficacy in maintaining vision without significant adverse effects when used to treat age-related macular degeneration associated with choroidal neovascularization. METHODS: Retrospective chart reviews were made for 33 eyes of 32 patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, and who had received transpupillary thermotherapy due to the development of choroidal neovascularization. Transpupillary thermotherapy was performed 1.4 times on average. RESULTS: Three months after the final therapy, 6 eyes (18%) showed improved vision, 11 eyes (34%) showed no change in vision, and 16 eyes (48%) showed worsening of vision. Of the 21 eyes of 21 patients who were available for optical coherence tomography before and after transpupillary thermotherapy, 19 eyes (90.5%) showed reduced macula thickness, and fundus photographs taken during the latest hospital visit revealed 11 eyes showing fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS: Although it negatively influences subretinal fluid absorption, transpupillary thermotherapy is effective in stabilizing choroidal neovascularization and improving visual accuracy in a short period of time. Thus, further study is warranted. |
| Key Words:
Age-related macular degeneration;Choroidal neovascularization;Transpupillary thermotherapy |
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