Open AccessTemporary exudative retinal detachment following photodynamic therapy in a patient with retinal capillary hemangioblastoma
Author(s) -
Özlem Barut Selver,
Ayli̇n Yaman,
Ali Osman Saatçi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.84058
Subject(s) - medicine , photodynamic therapy , clearance , retinal , retinal detachment , ophthalmology , verteporfin , surgery , hemangioblastoma , choroidal neovascularization , urology , chemistry , organic chemistry
A 21-year-old male with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome was treated for a retinal hemangioblastoma with photodynamic therapy (PDT). We employed the standard PDT protocol with doubled treatment duration. Seven days after the procedure, there were some perilesional intra- and subretinal hemorrhages and significant exudative retinal detachment extending inferiorly. Four weeks later, the hemorrhages had mostly cleared, and diminished subretinal fluid and partial regression of the hemangioblastoma were noted. PDT might induce temporary subretinal fluid accumulation in eyes with retinal hemangiomas.