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Transretinal feeder vessel ligature in von Hippel-Lindau disease
M E Farah1, F Uno, A L Höfling-Lima
1Department of Ophthalmology, São Paulo Federal University, Paulista School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil. mefarah@uol.com.br
Purpose:
To present a new technique called transretinal feeder vessel ligature for the treatment of retinal angiomas.
Methods:
Case report of a patient with peripheral retinal angiomas previously treated unsuccessfully with photocoagulation who responded to this new, alternative surgical treatment.
Results:
The retinal angiomas decreased in size although two new feeder vessels appeared and the lesions showed a regression pattern after additional laser therapy over the vascular tumors.
Conclusions:
A transretinal feeder vessel ligature in association with vitrectomy and photocoagulation may be useful for some advanced or non-responsive cases of retinal angiomas.
