Surgical removal of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in presumed ocular histoplasmosis: stability of early visual results. 1997

N M Holekamp, and M A Thomas, and J D Dickinson, and S Valluri
Barnes Retina Institute, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

OBJECTIVE The authors assess the stability of visual acuity outcomes after the surgical removal of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in a large series of patients with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS). METHODS A retrospective study of 117 consecutive patients undergoing vitrectomy between February 1990 and December 1994 was performed. All patients underwent the surgical removal of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization due to POHS and had at least 3 months of follow-up. Postoperative Snellen visual acuity was the primary study endpoint. RESULTS With a median follow-up of 13 months (range, 3-46 months), 35% of patients had postoperative visual acuity of 20/40 or better, and 40% had improvement of three or more Snellen lines after surgery. In a subset of 54 eyes followed for at least 1 year, 91% showed stable or improved vision between the 3- and 12-month time points, and 85% showed stable or improved vision between 3 months and final visit. CONCLUSIONS Follow-up of a large number of patients appears to confirm initially encouraging results and to suggest stability of beneficial effect after the surgical removal of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in POHS.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009389 Neovascularization, Pathologic A pathologic process consisting of the proliferation of blood vessels in abnormal tissues or in abnormal positions. Angiogenesis, Pathologic,Angiogenesis, Pathological,Neovascularization, Pathological,Pathologic Angiogenesis,Pathologic Neovascularization,Pathological Angiogenesis,Pathological Neovascularization
D002829 Choroid The thin, highly vascular membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the RETINA and SCLERA. Choriocapillaris,Haller Layer,Haller's Layer,Sattler Layer,Sattler's Layer,Choroids
D005260 Female Females
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)
D006660 Histoplasmosis Infection resulting from exposure to the fungus HISTOPLASMA. African Histoplasmosis,Disseminated Histoplasmosis,Histoplasma duboisii Infection,Pulmonary Histoplasmosis,Histoplasma Infection,Histoplasma capsulatum Infection,Histoplasma Infections,Histoplasma capsulatum Infections,Histoplasma duboisii Infections,Histoplasmosis, African,Histoplasmosis, Disseminated,Histoplasmosis, Pulmonary,Infection, Histoplasma,Infection, Histoplasma capsulatum,Infection, Histoplasma duboisii
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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