Abstract
Background/aims
To describe the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the management of symptomatic serous retinal detachment associated with choroidal naevi.
Methods
Interventional case series. The records of seven patients with choroidal naevus and associated serous retinal detachment, treated with PDT were reviewed retrospectively. Main outcome measures were Snellen visual acuity, clinical appearance, and ocular tomographic findings.
Results
All seven patients showed a reduction in the degree of serous detachment and symptomatic improvement. Five patients showed a corresponding improvement in visual acuity that persisted over a mean period of 9 months.
Conclusion
PDT appears to be effective in the management of serous retinal detachment associated with choroidal naevus.
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Rundle, P., Rennie, I. Management of symptomatic choroidal naevi with photodynamic therapy. Eye 21, 1531–1533 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.eye.6702623
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