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Flattening of retinal pigment epithelial detachments after pneumatic displacement of submacular hemorrhages secondary to age-related macular degeneration.

Masayo KimuraTsutomu YasukawaYu ShibataAki KatoYoshio HiranoAkiyoshi UemuraMunenori YoshidaYuichiro Ogura
Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2018)
PEDs often accompany SMHs secondary to neovascular AMD. Pneumatic displacement of the SMHs using tPA unexpectedly flattened the PEDs, especially in eyes with PCV, and was associated with fewer additional treatments.
Keyphrases
  • age related macular degeneration
  • optical coherence tomography
  • vascular endothelial growth factor
  • cataract surgery