Abstract
We studied the results of surgical excision of ten consecutive subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes in ten patients with age-related macular degeneration. The criteria for surgical eligibility included the following: (1) a clearly identifiable subfoveal membrane occupying the entire foveal avascular zone, (2) a visual acuity of 20/200 or worse, (3) minimal subretinal hemorrhage, and (4) an associated exudative macular detachment. Six of the ten patients showed visual improvement at one-month and three- month follow-up visits and seven showed visual improvement by the six-month examination. All ten maculae remained attached without recurrence of subfoveal neovascular membranes throughout the follow-up period. These results suggested that surgical excision is a viable alternative to laser photocoagulation in patients with subfoveal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 257-262 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American Journal of Ophthalmology |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology