Management of symptomatic choroidal naevi with photodynamic therapy.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: To describe the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the management of symptomatic serous retinal detachment associated with choroidal naevi.

METHODS

Interventional case series. The records of seven patients with choroidal naevus and associated serous retinal detachment, treated with PDT were reviewed retrospectively. Main outcome measures were Snellen visual acuity, clinical appearance, and ocular tomographic findings.

RESULTS

All seven patients showed a reduction in the degree of serous detachment and symptomatic improvement. Five patients showed a corresponding improvement in visual acuity that persisted over a mean period of 9 months.

CONCLUSION

PDT appears to be effective in the management of serous retinal detachment associated with choroidal naevus.