[Capillary hemangioma of the retina. Laser scanning tomography follow-up after radiotherapy]

Fortschr Ophthalmol. 1991;88(6):623-8.
[Article in German]

Abstract

We present a patient with isolated angiomatosis retinae, in whom ruthenium irradiation was administered for treatment of a secondary serous retinal detachment. Prior to therapy, we measured an increased vessel diameter. Following treatment, decreasing venous vessel diameter was documented three-dimensionally utilizing laser scanning tomography. The changes in vessel height (87%) exceeded the changes in width (49%). This is most probably because the vessels are embedded in the nerve fiber layer, stabilized by the surrounding tissues more in a horizontal than in a vertical direction. In addition, spontaneous venous pulsation located in the optic disc and in the retina was documented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiomatosis / diagnosis
  • Angiomatosis / radiotherapy*
  • Eye Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Eye Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Retinal Diseases / radiotherapy*
  • Ruthenium Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*
  • von Hippel-Lindau Disease / diagnosis
  • von Hippel-Lindau Disease / radiotherapy*

Substances

  • Ruthenium Radioisotopes