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NR. 1/2006
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Przezźreniczna
termoterapia w leczeniu wysiękowej postaci zwyrodnienia plamki
związanego z wiekiem – trzyletnie obserwacje
Transpupillary Thermotherapy in the Wet AMD Treatment – 3-year
Observations
Sława Kwiecień, Magdalena Ulińska,
Jerzy Szaflik
Katedra i Klinika Okulistyki II Wydziału Lekarskiego Akademii
Medycznej w Warszawie
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Jerzy Szaflik |
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| Summary: |
We present our own results
of transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) treatment in the
wet form of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The
treated group were patients with contraindications to
photodynamic therapy. Most of them had oversized lesions
with low visual acuity. 60% of the patients had occult
with no classic type of choroidal neovascularization.
The mean age was 74 years and the average follow-up
period was 23 months.
The results showed stabilization or improvement in 81%
of cases with predominantly classic CNV, 60% of cases
with minimally classic CNV and 71% of cases with occult
with no classic CNV.
Our results indicate that TTT is a valuable type of
procedure and in some advanced cases may be a good
alternative to photodynamic therapy. |
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| Key words: |
transpupillary
thermotherapy, age-related macular degeneration,
choroidal neovascularisation. |
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