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Photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization after thermal laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema
1Barnes Retina Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63144, USA. shah@vision.wustl
Purpose:
To report the use of photodynamic therapy for treating a choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
A 61-year-old man with a choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema was treated with photodynamic therapy.
Results:
Subjective and objective improvement in visual acuity and improvement of fluorescein angiogram have been demonstrated for more than a year after treatment.
Conclusions:
Photodynamic therapy may be useful for treating patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to thermal laser photocoagulation.
