a This elderly patient with a history of macular drusen presented with a sudden onset decreased left vision. The fluorescein angiogram is as shown above. What does the fluorescein angiography show? Answer Subfoveal classic choroidal neovascularization. What would be the effect of treating this lesion with argon laser photocoagulation? Answer Laser photocoagulation will cause immediate decrease in this patient's vision (on average 3-line loss). However, if all the lesion is treated with laser photocoagulation, the chance of severe visual loss (defined as greater than 6 -line loss) is reduced compared with untreated eye at follow-up. What treatment is available for this patient? Answer PDT More questions
This elderly patient with a history of macular drusen presented with a sudden onset decreased left vision. The fluorescein angiogram is as shown above. What does the fluorescein angiography show? Answer Subfoveal classic choroidal neovascularization. What would be the effect of treating this lesion with argon laser photocoagulation? Answer Laser photocoagulation will cause immediate decrease in this patient's vision (on average 3-line loss). However, if all the lesion is treated with laser photocoagulation, the chance of severe visual loss (defined as greater than 6 -line loss) is reduced compared with untreated eye at follow-up. What treatment is available for this patient? Answer PDT
What does the fluorescein angiography show?
What would be the effect of treating this lesion with argon laser photocoagulation?
What treatment is available for this patient?
