Senile disciform macular degeneration: features indicating suitability for photocoagulation.

摘要: During a 1-year period 398 new patients were seen with disciform macular degeneration (530 eyes). The lesions studied retrospectively, and those in which the neovascular tissue did not underlie fovea, therefore treatable, identified. following conclusions drawn: (1) Treatment is possible most good acuity few poor acuity. (2) large proportion of short history long visual loss. (3) As many as 50% all senile may be amenable to treatment if early enough course their disease. (4) Over one-third eyes that are untreated have 6/60 or better 3 years after onset symptoms. (5) If controlled trial proves beneficial, these results emphasise need for rapid referral show will generate additional clinical load.