Low-power transpupillary thermotherapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. 2007

Xinyuan Zhang, and Xiaoqing Zhu, and Dongsheng Wang, and Liang Xu, and Jost B Jonas
Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, China.

OBJECTIVE To examine transpupillary thermotherapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone for treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. METHODS The clinical interventional, noncomparative, case series study included 14 patients (14 eyes) with choroidal neovascularization (age-related macular degeneration, n = 11; high myopia, n = 2; unknown reason, n = 1), who underwent transpupillary thermotherapy (75-150 mW, 60 s, 500-3,000 microm), followed by an intravitreal triamcinolone injection (10 mg). Follow-up was at least 6 months. RESULTS Visual acuity increased by 3 lines in 3 (21%) eyes at 3 months, and in 3 (21%) eyes at 6 months of follow-up. None of the patients experienced a visual acuity loss of 3 or more lines. At the 6-month follow-up, mean visual acuity was improved by 1.36 +/- 1.16 lines. Retreatment by transpupillary thermotherapy was performed for 3 (21%) eyes at 3 months, and for 1 (7%) eye at 6 months of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Transpupillary thermotherapy combined with intravitreal triamcinolone may be a therapeutic option for choroidal neovascularization particularly if other treatment modalities are not available.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006979 Hyperthermia, Induced Abnormally high temperature intentionally induced in living things regionally or whole body. It is most often induced by radiation (heat waves, infra-red), ultrasound, or drugs. Fever Therapy,Hyperthermia, Local,Hyperthermia, Therapeutic,Thermotherapy,Induced Hyperthermia,Therapeutic Hyperthermia,Therapy, Fever,Local Hyperthermia
D007267 Injections Introduction of substances into the body using a needle and syringe. Injectables,Injectable,Injection
D011680 Pupil The aperture in the iris through which light passes. Pupils
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D005584 Fovea Centralis An area approximately 1.5 millimeters in diameter within the macula lutea where the retina thins out greatly because of the oblique shifting of all layers except the pigment epithelium layer. It includes the sloping walls of the fovea (clivus) and contains a few rods in its periphery. In its center (foveola) are the cones most adapted to yield high visual acuity, each cone being connected to only one ganglion cell. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
D005938 Glucocorticoids A group of CORTICOSTEROIDS that affect carbohydrate metabolism (GLUCONEOGENESIS, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of BLOOD SUGAR), inhibit ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secretion, and possess pronounced anti-inflammatory activity. They also play a role in fat and protein metabolism, maintenance of arterial blood pressure, alteration of the connective tissue response to injury, reduction in the number of circulating lymphocytes, and functioning of the central nervous system. Glucocorticoid,Glucocorticoid Effect,Glucorticoid Effects,Effect, Glucocorticoid,Effects, Glucorticoid
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014222 Triamcinolone Acetonide An esterified form of TRIAMCINOLONE. It is an anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid used topically in the treatment of various skin disorders. Intralesional, intramuscular, and intra-articular injections are also administered under certain conditions. Azmacort,Cinonide,Kenacort A,Kenalog,Kenalog 40,Tricort-40,Acetonide, Triamcinolone,Tricort 40,Tricort40
D014792 Visual Acuity Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity depends on the functions of RETINA, neuronal transmission, and the interpretative ability of the brain. Normal visual acuity is expressed as 20/20 indicating that one can see at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. Visual acuity can also be influenced by brightness, color, and contrast. Acuities, Visual,Acuity, Visual,Visual Acuities
D014822 Vitreous Body The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the CRYSTALLINE LENS of the EYE and in front of the RETINA. It is contained in a thin hyaloid membrane and forms about four fifths of the optic globe. Vitreous Humor,Bodies, Vitreous,Body, Vitreous,Humor, Vitreous,Humors, Vitreous,Vitreous Bodies,Vitreous Humors

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