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Choroidal translocation with a pedicle following excision of a type 1 choroidal neovascular membrane
  1. R I Angunawela1,
  2. T H Williamson1,
  3. M A J Khan2,
  4. V Chong2
  1. 1Department of Ophthalmology, St Thomas’s Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
  2. 2Department of Ophthalmology, King College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK
  1. Correspondence to: Dr Romesh I Angunawela Department of Ophthalmology, St Thomas’s Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK; romeshihotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2004.050716

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    Excision of type 1 choroidal neovascular membranes (CNVM) in age related macular degeneration (AMD) have a poor visual outcome because of loss of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).1 Simple replacement of the RPE may not work because the relation with Bruch’s membrane and choroidal complex is disturbed. Creating a free graft of these three layers detaches the choroid from its blood supply. Hence, restoration of these three layers to the subfoveal position while maintaining a connection to the adjacent choroidal blood supply is desirable.

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    A 74 year old woman presented with a 3 month history of a left central scotoma and visual acuity (VA) of counting fingers (CF). Clinical examination and fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA) confirmed a type 1 subfoveal CNVM. The fellow eye was 20/30 with scattered soft drusen. Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) …

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