Long Term Results of Combined Transpupillary Thermotherapy (TTT) Indocyanine Green (ICG) Based Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in Choroidal Melanoma

New England Retina Associates46 enrolled

Overview

This is a report of 10 years results of combined Transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) treatment with Indocyanine green (ICG) in controlling small and medium-sized choroidal melanomas.

The study was done in a Clinical practice setting. Forty six eyes of 46 patients with small or medium-sized choroidal melanomas were treated with i-TTT using infrared light delivered from a diode laser. All patients were evaluated to rule out systemic metastasis and underwent a complete ophthalmological evaluation including: Slit lamp biomicroscopy, dilated fundus examination, Fluorescein angiography, Optical coherence tomography and A/B ultrasonography. Main outcome measures were: Changes in visual acuity, complications associated with the treatment and local control of the tumor.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Choroidal Melanoma

Interventions

TTT + ICG-based PDTPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 95 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Small and medium-sized choroidal melanoma * Patients older than 18 years old. * Patients who can read and signed the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with ocular inflammation. * Patients with another active ocular disease.

Locations (1)

New England Retina Associates

Hamden, Connecticut, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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