Retina-Vitreous
2010 , Vol 18 , Num 3
Intravitreal Pegaptanib Sodium Treatment in the Type 2a Idiopathic Juxtafoveolar Telangiectasis
1Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, İstanbul, Asist. Dr.2Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, İstanbul, Uz. Dr.
3Beyoğlu Göz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, İstanbul, Prof. Dr. A 53-year old woman presented with visual deterioration and metamorphopsia. The dilated fundus examination demonstrated subretinal fluid in the right eye. The Idiopathic Juxtafoveolar Retinal Telangiectasis type 2A was diagnosed based on the optical coherence tomography and the fluorescein angiography. The patient was intravitreally treated using pegaptanib. One year later, the subretinal fluid was not seen on OCT in the right eye. Keywords : Idiopathic juxtafoveolar telangiectasis, pegaptanib, vascular endothelial growth factor
