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Transpupillary thermotherapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization associated with choroidal nevus
1Eye Clinic, Ospedale Maggiore, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. maubp@yahoo.it
Purpose:
To describe a patient with classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with choroidal nevus, which was successfully treated using transpupillary thermotherapy.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
A 53-year-old woman underwent ophthalmologic evaluation, including fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography. Clinical and angiographic data were prospectively analyzed to evaluate visual acuity changes and angiographic evolution.
Results:
Three months after transpupillary thermotherapy, visual acuity had improved from 20/100 to 20/40. Fluorescein and indocyanine green angiograms showed absence of leakage from CNV. Final visual acuity was 20/32 after a 15-month follow-up.
Conclusions:
Transpupillary thermotherapy may be a viable option for subfoveal CNV associated with CN, although further studies are needed to establish the correct setting.
