Radiotherapy treatment of subfoveal retinal neovascularization: results after two years
Postelmans, L.; Albert, R.; Roelandts, M.; Nguyen, H.; Verougstraete, C.
Bulletin de la Societe Belge d'Ophtalmologie 262: 69-79
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0081-0746 PMID: 9376924 Document Number: 461652
The treatment by radiotherapy (10 Grays) of subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes is disappointing. Although after one year, 22% of cases had a positive result, after a mean follow up of 2.5 years only 14% of cases had a favourable outcome. The final visual acuity 30 months after treatment was the same as the one observed after 21 months of natural evolution. The well-defined nature of the subretinal new vessels, the presence of a pigment epithelial detachment and the occurrence of a vast hemorrhage were of bad prognosis.