Transpupillary thermotherapy in occult subretinal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration. Preliminary results
Salinas Alamán, A.; García Layana, A.; Juberías Sánchez, J.R.; Sánchez Tocino, H.; Sádaba Echarri, L.M.; Moreno Montañés, J.
Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia 77(11): 617-622
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0365-6691 PMID: 12410408 Document Number: 541652
To determine the efficacy of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) to treat choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Eight patients (ten eyes) with occult CNV were treated by TTT. A 810 nm diode laser was used to perform TTT. The diode laser was delivered through a panfunduscopic contact lens. Three eyes showed a visual acuity improvement and a decrease in exudation on fluorescein angiography. Four eyes remained stable. Nevertheless, lesions worsened after treatment in three cases. One of these cases suffered an overtreatment. TTT may be a useful therapy in some cases of CNV in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Randomized and multicentric studies are necessary to stablish precise indications of this therapy.