Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Macular translocation surgery with 360-degree peripheral retinectomy following ocular photodynamic therapy of choroidal neovascularization.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Park, CH; Toth, CA
Published in: Am J Ophthalmol
November 2003

PURPOSE: To determine the visual outcomes of eyes that underwent macular translocation surgery with 360 degrees peripheral retinectomy and silicone oil tamponade (MTS360) following ocular photodynamic therapy (OPT) with verteporfin for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: A retrospective review of patients who underwent MTS360 with silicone oil tamponade from August 5, 1998 through December 1, 2002. Patients who had at least one episode of OPT with verteporfin before surgery were identified. The number of OPT session, best-corrected Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity, complications (including postoperative CNV, retinal detachment [RD]), the presence or absence of cystoid macular edema (CME) by optical coherence tomography (OCT) were recorded. RESULTS: Eight eyes of eight patients were identified that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. All eyes had at least one episode of OPT (mean, 1.5 treatments). All of these patients at the time of MTS360 demonstrated continued visual loss following the most recent OPT session. The mean preoperative visual acuity was 56 letters. Four of the eight eyes demonstrated CME by OCT on preoperative examination. There were no significant postoperative complications other than one eye that had a successful repair of an RD. At 3 months, the mean visual acuity was 54 letters. At last follow-up (mean, 10 months), the mean visual acuity was 61 letters (P =.5). The final mean visual acuity change for the patients who had only one prior OPT (five eyes) was +10 letters. The mean final visual acuity change for the patients who had multiple OPT sessions (three eyes) was -1 letter. Three of the four eyes that had preoperative CME continued to demonstrate CME at last follow-up. Two eyes that had concurrent cataract extraction surgery with MTS360 did not develop CME. No eyes developed a recurrent CNV during the postoperative period. CONCLUSIONS: MTS360 with silicone oil tamponade for CNV associated with ARMD appears to be a viable option for patients who are continuing to lose vision in their better seeing eye following OPT with verteporfin. MTS360 appears to be effective in stabilizing vision, especially in patients who had previously undergone only one OPT session. Further studies are indicated to evaluate the efficacy of MTS360 in this current era of OPT.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Am J Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

0002-9394

Publication Date

November 2003

Volume

136

Issue

5

Start / End Page

830 / 835

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Verteporfin
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Silicone Oils
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Posture
  • Porphyrins
  • Photosensitizing Agents
  • Photochemotherapy
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Park, C. H., & Toth, C. A. (2003). Macular translocation surgery with 360-degree peripheral retinectomy following ocular photodynamic therapy of choroidal neovascularization. Am J Ophthalmol, 136(5), 830–835. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(03)00723-2
Park, Carl H., and Cynthia A. Toth. “Macular translocation surgery with 360-degree peripheral retinectomy following ocular photodynamic therapy of choroidal neovascularization.Am J Ophthalmol 136, no. 5 (November 2003): 830–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(03)00723-2.
Park, Carl H., and Cynthia A. Toth. “Macular translocation surgery with 360-degree peripheral retinectomy following ocular photodynamic therapy of choroidal neovascularization.Am J Ophthalmol, vol. 136, no. 5, Nov. 2003, pp. 830–35. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(03)00723-2.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Ophthalmol

DOI

ISSN

0002-9394

Publication Date

November 2003

Volume

136

Issue

5

Start / End Page

830 / 835

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Verteporfin
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Silicone Oils
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Posture
  • Porphyrins
  • Photosensitizing Agents
  • Photochemotherapy
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry