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Photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal nevus
Dinu Stanescu1, Sandrine Wattenberg, Salomon Y Cohen
1Department of Ophthalmology, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Purpose:
To describe a patient treated with photodynamic therapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal nevus.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
A 61-year-old woman presented with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal nevus and best-corrected visual acuity of 20/50. The choroidal neovascularization was treated with two verteporfin photodynamic therapy sessions, separated by 3 months.
Results:
The choroidal neovascularization was occluded after two sessions. Best-corrected visual acuity improved to 20/25 and remained stable throughout an 18-month follow-up.
Conclusion:
Photodynamic therapy seems to be an effective treatment for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to choroidal nevus.