Long-term follow-up of ocular histoplasmosis treated by argon laser photocoagulation.

Sixty-eight eyes in 67 patients with a histoplasmic neovascular membrane treated with Argon laser photocoagulation between 1972 and 1978 are reviewed. Factors affecting visual outcome and causes of visual failure are discussed. Twenty of 68 eyes (nearly 30%) experienced a recurrent or new SRNVM after initially successful treatment. Final evaluation of Argon laser photocoagulation for histoplasmic neovascular membrane must await the outcome of the Macular Photocoagulation Study.