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Case Reports
. 2001 Apr;131(4):518-20.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00813-8.

Retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization

F Gelisken  1 , W Inhoffen, M Partsch, U Schneider, I Kreissig
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Retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization

F Gelisken et al. Am J Ophthalmol. 2001 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization.

Methods: Case report. A 74-year-old woman with exudative age-related macular degeneration and classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization RE underwent photodynamic therapy with verteporfin.

Results: Ophthalmoscopy and fluorescein angiography RE disclosed a retinal pigment epithelial tear in the area of photodynamic therapy.

Conclusion: This case presents the first report of a retinal pigment epithelial tear after photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration.

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