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MULTIPLE-SESSION SUBTHRESHOLD MICROPULSE LASER THERAPY FOR EXUDATIVE PERIFOVEAL VASCULAR ANOMALOUS COMPLEX: A CASE
1Department of Ophthalmology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea.
Purpose:
To report a case of exudative perifoveal vascular anomalous complex treated with a 532-nm subthreshold micropulse laser unresponsive to intravitreal injections.
Methods:
A case report.
Results:
A 65-year-old woman presented with blurred vision in the left eye for 1 month. An isolated perifoveal aneurysm surrounded by retinal hemorrhages and hard exudates was revealed in fundus examination, and optical coherent tomography showed a round lesion with a hyperreflective wall, subretinal fluid, and an intraretinal cyst. She was diagnosed with exudative perifoveal vascular anomalous complex and received four intravitreal injections. However, her best-corrected visual acuity decreased, and an aneurysmal lesion with macular edema persisted for approximately 6 months. Three sessions of 532-nm subthreshold micropulse laser therapy around the aneurysm were applied because the intravitreal injection treatment was ineffective. Since the last session, macular edema disappeared, the involuted lesion remained substantially stable without recurrence, and her best-corrected visual acuity improved without visual field defect.
Conclusion:
To our knowledge, this is the first report of a successful subthreshold micropulse laser treatment for an exudative perifoveal vascular anomalous complex lesion, and it could be a safe and effective method for the patient unresponsive to intravitreal injections.
