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Retinal capillary hemangioma treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide
Shin Cho Suh1, Sun Young Jin, Seon Hee Bae
1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, and Konyang University Hospital, Myung Gok Eye Research Institute, Daejeon, Korea.
Purpose:
To report a case of retinal capillary hemangioma treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide.
Methods:
A 15-year-old female presented with metamorphopsia in the left eye for 7 days. Examination showed peripheral endophytic retinal capillary hemangioma, macular edema, and a best-corrected visual acuity of 20/50. The hemangioma and macular edema were treated with verteporfin photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide.
Results:
After 5 months of follow-up, involution of the hemangioma, reduction of macular edema, decrease of the feeder and draining vessel diameter, and improvement of best-corrected visual acuity to 20/25 was seen.
Conclusions:
This verteporfin photodynamic therapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide appeared to cause involution of the hemangioma with reduction in macular edema and improvement in visual acuity.
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