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Published on: April 28, 2022
[Circumscribed choroidal hemangioma treated with photodynamic therapy]
M C López-Quero1, A Casas-Fernández, G Lucas-Elío
1Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España. lopquer@hotmail.com
Clinical Case:
A 45-year-old male referred with a scotoma in the left eye of 2 months' evolution. A peripapillary tumor was found, with a basal diameter of 7 mm and thickness 3.4 mm. It was diagnosed as a circumscribed choroidal hemangioma. It was decided to treat the patient using photodynamic therapy. After 4 sessions and 17 months follow-up, the patient remained asymptomatic and visual acuity was stable. There was evidence of subretinal fibrosis and no subretinal fluid was found.
Discussion:
Photodynamic therapy is a good option for the treatment of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma given the minimal damage is causes to the adjacent retina.
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