Transpupillary thermotherapy for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration in Taiwan
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Transpupilary thermotherapy of occult subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to age related macular degeneration
Abstract Background: Transpupillary thermotherapy is a new treatment for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization which needs further evaluation. This study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of transpupillary thermotherapy on regression of occult subfoveal choroidal neovascularization with or without pigment epithelial detachment in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Methods: In a ...
متن کامل[Transpupillary thermotherapy and age-related macular degeneration].
Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) has been proposed over the last a few years for the treatment of subfoveal occult choroidal neovessels resulting from age-related degeneration (AMD) when they are symptomatic and associated with exudation. Several pilot studies have shown how this technique can decrease or slow down the progression of exudation related to choroidal neovessels. Based on these p...
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Dr. Ashish Vaidya Vitreo-retinal Consultant, Bombay City Eye Institute. Dr. Jigisha Shah Fellow, Bombay City Eye Institute INTRODUCTION: ARMD is a leading cause of central vision loss in patients older than 50 years of age. The majority of eyes suffer severe vision loss as a result of choroidal neovascularization, the only proven effective treatment for which is laser photocoagulation. The Macu...
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purpose: to evaluate the visual outcomes and complications of low power transpupillary thermotherapy (ttt) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (amd). methods: the study included 20 eyes of 17 patients. diagnosis of exudative amd was established on the basis of fundus examination and fluorescein angiography (fa). ttt was performed using a diode laser at 810 nm wavelengt...
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abstract background: transpupillary thermotherapy is a new treatment for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization which needs further evaluation. this study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy of transpupillary thermotherapy on regression of occult subfoveal choroidal neovascularization with or without pigment epithelial detachment in patients with age-related macular degeneration. methods: in a c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702312