Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the long-term clinical efficacy and safety of gas tamponade combined with laser photocoagulation for optic disc pit maculopathy.
Methods
Seven consecutive patients with unilateral maculopathy associated with optic disc pit and one patient with bilateral optic disc pit maculopathy were given octafluoropropane (C3F8) tamponade combined with focal laser photocoagulation treatment. Patients were followed up for 21–62 months after treatment. Main outcomes were determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA).
Results
Treatment with C3F8 tamponade followed by laser photocoagulation in ODP maculopathy patients resulted in resolution of sub-retinal and/or intra-retinal fluid in six out of eight patients. The remaining two patients had significant reduction in fluid, as determined by OCT, and funduscopy, as well as an improvement in anatomical architecture. Visual acuity improved obviously in seven eyes and remained stable in two eyes. Central visual field loss after photocoagulation was not clinically appreciable by visual field examination. No post-operative complications of maculopathy occurred during the follow-up period.
Conclusions
Although repeated treatment was needed in some patients, C3F8 tamponade combined with laser photocoagulation is still a simple, effective, minimally invasive, and economic therapy for optic disc pit maculopathy.
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This study was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, the National Nature Science Foundation in China (Grants No. 81300785; 81170865; 30901642).
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ST and XD designed the study; LL, TL, WM, and XZ were involved in the collection and management of data; LL, TL, YH, ST, and AA analyzed and interpreted the data; LL, TL, XD, and AA prepared the manuscript; ST, XD, LL, TL, WM, XZ, YH, and AA reviewed the manuscript.
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Lei, L., Li, T., Ding, X. et al. Gas tamponade combined with laser photocoagulation therapy for congenital optic disc pit maculopathy. Eye 29, 106–114 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2014.245
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