Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2012)
Possible vitreous involvement in a case with rapidly progressing choroidal neovascularization
- Masayuki Hata,
- Akio Oishi,
- Michiko Mandai,
- Yasuo Kurimoto
Affiliations
- Masayuki Hata
- Akio Oishi
- Michiko Mandai
- Yasuo Kurimoto
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.91348
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 60,
no. 1
pp. 57 – 58
Abstract
A 65-year-old man with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) underwent photodynamic therapy (PDT). Despite the sequential treatments, the CNV grew larger and finally penetrated the retina. Vitreous adhesion was observed at the edge of the supraretinal fibrotic tissue. The case highlighted the possible unexpected side-effect of PDT. The upregulation of the vascular endothelial growth factor or the enhanced vitreous traction was considered to be responsible for the event.
Keywords
- Band-shaped keratopathy
- corneal dystrophy
- phototherapeutic keratectomy
- phototherapeutic keratectomy with amniotic membrane grafts
- scar
- and Salzmann nodular degeneration
- Kaplan Meier survival analysis
- multivariate Cox Proportional Hazard Regression analysis
- optical penetrating keratoplasties
- Myopia
- phakic refractive intraocular lens
- refractive surgery
- 23-Gauge vitrectomy
- rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
- sutureless vitrectomy
- Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
- endothelial cell density
- keratoconus
- penetrating keratoplasty
- Anterior chamber contamination
- cataract surgery
- conjunctival flora
- diabetics
- Cardiovascular disease
- diabetes
- diabetic retinopathy
- framingham risk score
- Central macular thickness
- multifocal electroretinogram
- normative database
- optical coherence tomography
- Macular microhole
- microperimetry
- spectral domain optical coherence tomography
- Age-related macular degeneration
- choroidal neovascularization
- photodynamic therapy
- vitreous traction
