CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION AFTER LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION FOR DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA

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LEWIS, H [1 ]
SCHACHAT, AP [1 ]
HAIMANN, MH [1 ]
HALLER, JA [1 ]
QUINLAN, P [1 ]
VONFRICKEN, MA [1 ]
FINE, SL [1 ]
MURPHY, RP [1 ]
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[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV HOSP, WILMER OPHTHALMOL INST, BALTIMORE, MD 21205 USA
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10.1016/S0161-6420(90)32574-5
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Choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVMs) developed in eight patients after photocoagulation for clinically significant diabetic macular edema (DME). The CNVMs developed in areas where Bruch's membrane was ruptured and were diagnosed 2 weeks to 5 months after treatment. Only six patients had symptoms. The CNVMs were treated in four patients; final visual acuity was poor in all eight patients. This serious complication that follows laser treatment for DME may be related to the use of repeated small-size, short-duration laser or intense laser burns, or both. © 1990, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Inc. All rights reserved.
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