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Treatment of retinoblastoma with the transscleral diode laser
D H Abramson1, C A Servodidio, M Nissen
1Ophthalmic Oncology Center, New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA.
Purpose:
To report a case of retinoblastoma successfully treated by contact transscleral photocoagulation with a diode laser.
Methods:
In an 18-month-old girl, a small (6.6 x 4.3 x 3.2-mm) discrete retinoblastoma anterior to the superotemporal arcade in the right eye was treated with transscleral photocoagulation using a diode laser (810 nm) and a fiberoptic probe.
Results:
The tumor regressed after photocoagulation, leaving a pigmented chorioretinal scar. There was no regrowth of the tumor 12 months after photocoagulation.
Conclusion:
Contact transscleral photocoagulation with a diode laser may be a viable new treatment for small retinoblastoma.