Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 65  |  Issue : 8  |  Page : 754--757

Therapeutic surprise! Photodynamic therapy for cavernous haemangioma of the disc


Mahesh P Shanmugam, Rajesh Ramanjulu, Shyamal Dwivedi, Aditya Barigali, Ajith Havanje 
 Department of Viteo-Retina and Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Rajesh Ramanjulu
Sankara Eye Hospital, Varthur, Whitefield Road, Kundalahalli, Bengaluru - 560 037, Karnataka
India

Purpose: To report the response of cavernous haemangioma of the disc to PDT. Methods and Patients: A 32 years old lady presented to us with complaints of sudden onset of blurry vision in her right eye. What seemed initially as polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy turned out as cavernous haemangioma of the disc after pneumatic displacement of the sub-retinal haeme. She was treated with PDT as she was prone to recurrent haemorrhage from the lesion due to her low platelet count. Results: Complete regression of the cavernous haemangioma was noted as early as the second week itself and remained regressed for 4 months. Conclusion: PDT can be safe option for patients presenting with symptomatic cavernous haemangioma of the disc or retina.


How to cite this article:
Shanmugam MP, Ramanjulu R, Dwivedi S, Barigali A, Havanje A. Therapeutic surprise! Photodynamic therapy for cavernous haemangioma of the disc.Indian J Ophthalmol 2017;65:754-757


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Shanmugam MP, Ramanjulu R, Dwivedi S, Barigali A, Havanje A. Therapeutic surprise! Photodynamic therapy for cavernous haemangioma of the disc. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];65:754-757
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