Fluorescein angiogram changes following excision of choroidal neovascular membranes
| Patient no | Age (years) | Duration of symptoms | Pre-op vision | Post-op vision | Pre-op angiogram | Post-op angiogram | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 82 | 4 months | 6/200 | 20/400 (9 months) | CNV | NL (1 month) | NL (8 months) | ||||||
| 2 | 66 | 2 years | 1/200 | HM 4’ (9 months) | Disciform | NL (1 month) | NA | ||||||
| 3 | 83 | 2 months | 2/200 | 1/200 (7 months) | CNV | ABNL (1 month) | ABNL (7 months) | ||||||
| 4 | 73 | 9 years | HM 6" | NLP (21 months) | Disciform | ABNL (1 month) | NA | ||||||
| 5 | 82 | 5 years | 20/480 | 20/200 (21 months) | Disciform | ABNL (3 months) | ABNL (21 months) | ||||||
| 6 | 72 | 1 year | 20/300 | 10/380 (6 months) | CNV | NL (2 months) | NL (6 months) | ||||||
| 7 | 78 | 6 months | 20/480 | 20/400 (9 months) | Blood | ABNL (6 weeks) | ABNL (9 months) | ||||||
| 8 | 69 | 1 week | 20/240 | 20/400 (6 months) | Blood | NL (2 weeks) | NL (6 months) | ||||||
| 9 | 61 | 6 weeks | 20/200 | 4/200 (6 months) | CNV | ABNL (4 weeks) | ABNL (6 months) | ||||||
| 10 | 80 | 6 months | 4/200 | 3/200 (6 months) | CNV | NL (4 days) | ABNL (6 weeks) | ||||||
| 11 | 54 | 2 months | 20/400 | 20/400 (6 months) | CNV | NL (3 days) | ABNL (6 months) | ||||||
| 12 | 75 | 3 months | 6/160 | 7/80 (3 months) | CNV | NL (4 days) | ABNL (3 months) | ||||||
↵CNV = choroidal neovascularisation (classic and occult components).
↵NI = normal subfoveal choriocapillaris perfusion.
↵Disciform = disciform scar.
↵NA = not available. Patient developed macula off retinal detachment 6 weeks postoperatively.
↵ABNL = abnormal subfoveal choriocapillaris perfusion.
↵Subretinal blood precluded complete evaluation.
↵Choriocapillaris atrophy was present near the retinotomy but not in other areas covered by the CNV.
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