Retinal pigment epithelium tears following verteporfin therapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone

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作者
Michels, S [1 ]
Aue, A [1 ]
Simader, C [1 ]
Geitzenauer, W [1 ]
Sacu, S [1 ]
Schmidt-Erfurth, U [1 ]
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[1] Med Univ Wien, Univ Klin Augenheilkunde & Optometrie, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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10.1016/j.ajo.2005.08.046
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
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PURPOSE: To detect patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who experience retinal pigment epithelium tears after initial verteporfin therapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone during early follow-up. DESIGN: Prospective interventional case series. METHODS: Forty-five consecutive patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in AMD were treated with verteporfin therapy combined with 4 mg of intravitreal triamcinolone. Optical coherence tomography (OCT), visual acuity, and fluorescein angiography were performed. RESULTS: Two eyes with a predominantly classic CNV developed a retinal pigment epithelium tear. An early onset tear could be differentiated from a delayed onset tear. OCT showed an increased depth signal in areas of missing retinal pigment epithelium and a wavy, contracted, and elevated retinal pigment epithelium band. CONCLUSIONS: Retinal pigment epithelium tears can occur despite adding intravitreal triamcinolone to verteporfin therapy. OCT shows characteristic changes in the evolution of retinal pigment epithelium tears after combination therapy.
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