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Laser photocoagulation for choroidal neovascularization associated with sympathetic ophthalmia
L M Borkowski1, D V Weinberg, C M Delany
1Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Medical School, 645 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Purpose:
To present a case of choroidal neovascularization associated with sympathetic ophthalmia successfully treated with photocoagulation.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
A 41-year-old man with a history of penetrating injury right eye, as well as sympathetic ophthalmia left eye, developed a classic choroidal neovascular membrane that threatened the center of the fovea.
Results:
The patient was treated with argon laser photocoagulation. He has maintained stable visual acuity without evidence of recurrence of the membrane with 4 years' follow-up.
Conclusion:
Thermal laser should be considered as a treatment option in cases of choroidal neovascularization associated with sympathetic ophthalmia.