Long-term Follow-up of Surgical Removal of Extensive Peripapillary Choroidal Neovascularization in Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome

摘要

Purpose: To report the long-term visual outcomes of surgical removal of extensive peripapillary choroidal neovascularization associated with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS).Design: Long-term retrospective review. Follow-up ranged from 14 to 139 months (mean, 68).Participants: Forty consecutive eyes (in 35 patients) undergoing surgical removal of extensive peripapillary choroidal neovascularization associated with POHS at the Barnes Retina Institute between May 1992 and December 2003 were included in this review. Patient age ranged from 5 to 73 years (median, 34.5). All eyes were ineligible for laser treatment by Macular Photocoagulation Study criteria