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EFFICACY OF DOUBLE DOSE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR CIRCUMSCRIBED CHOROIDAL HEMANGIOMA

Authors
 Lee, Ji Hwan  ;  Lee, Christopher Seungkyu  ;  Lee, Sung Chul 
Citation
 RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES, Vol.39(2) : 392-397, 2019 
Journal Title
RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
ISSN
 0275-004X 
Issue Date
2019
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy using a double dose of verteporfin for patients with circumscribed choroidal hemangioma.

METHODS: This retrospective comparative case series evaluated data from 10 patients who were treated using double dose photodynamic therapy (12 mg/m) and seven patients who were treated using the standard dose (6 mg/m). A laser was applied with a radiant exposure of 50 J/cm. The ophthalmologic examinations were performed at baseline and 1 year after the treatment and included best-corrected visual acuity, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, fundus examination, spectral domain optical coherence tomography, and B-scan ultrasonography.

RESULTS: The mean age in the double dose group was 51.60 years, compared with 50.57 years in the standard-dose group. The only significant difference between the two groups' baseline characteristics was observed in their initial tumor heights. Foveal center thickness, subretinal fluid, and subfoveal choroidal thickness decreased significantly at 1 year after treatment in both groups. Tumor height and the greatest linear dimension of the tumor's base only decreased significantly in the double dose group (P = 0.031). Both groups did not experience significant visual improvements.

CONCLUSION: Double dose photodynamic therapy was effective and safe for treating circumscribed choroidal hemangioma and provided better tumor regression with similar resorption of subretinal fluid, compared with standard-dose photodynamic therapy.
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http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00006982-201902000-00021&LSLINK=80&D=ovft
DOI
10.1097/IAE.0000000000001967
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Ophthalmology (안과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Lee, Sung Chul(이성철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9438-2385
Lee, Christopher Seungkyu(이승규) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5054-9470
Lee, Ji Hwan(이지환) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1759-8195
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/169582
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