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Treatment of serous pigment epithelium detachment with subthreshold micropulse diode laser photocoagulation: a case
Maurizio Battaglia-Parodi1, Saumil Sheth, Alessandro Papayannis
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Udine, Udine - Italy.
Purpose:
To propose a possible treatment for symptomatic serous pigment epithelium detachment (SPED) in the setting of dry age-related macular degeneration.
Methods:
A 60-year-old woman presented with a SPED, subfoveal in location, enlarging in size and with gradually worsening vision over 1 year of follow-up, without any evidence of choroidal neovascular membrane or neurosensory detachment until it was treated with subthreshold micropulse laser.
Results:
The last follow-up showed complete resolution of the SPED with restoration of visual function.
Conclusions:
Subthreshold micropulse laser could serve as a useful therapeutic modality for the treatment of symptomatic SPED.
