http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xo92d9 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xo96f4 Ihab Saad Othman (Giza, Egypt) Advantages: Brachytherapy is a safe and an effective method in inducing vascular occlusion and flattening of the retina in localized choriodal hemangiomas. Methods: Prospective evaluation of 12 cases of localized choroidal hemangiomas associated with exudative retinal detachment managed by brachytherapy application in a dose of 20...
Read MoreRetinal Capillary Hemangioma and von Hippel-Lindau Disease: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications
C Gonzalez Castano, R Salazar Mendes, J Castro Navarro, M Fonolla Gil, A Garcia Alonso, P Rozas Reyes (Oviedo, Spain) Advantages: To confirm the efficacy of laser photocoagulation in retinal capillary hemangioma’s treatment, but also the retinal complications associated to this procedure and to reveal the implications of its diagnosis in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease. Methods: A male carrier of VHL gene with large-evolution loss...
Read MoreVitrectomy and Tumor Resection for Retinal Capillary Hemangioma with Retinal Detachment
Wu Liu, Bin Mo, Qian Li (Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China) Advantages: This allows removal of large peripheral retinal capillary hemangioma (RCH) and treatment of the detached retina. Methods: Large peripheral RCH with retinal detachment was treated with vitreoretinal surgery. The techniques included vitrectomy, perfluorocarbon liquid injection, diathermized angiotomy of the feed...
Read MoreFunctional and Anatomical Investigations in Racemose Hemangioma
Carsten H. Meyer, MD (Marburg, Germany), Jörg C. Schmidt, MD (Marburg, Germany), Stefan Mennel, MD (Marburg, Germany), Peter Kroll, MD (Marburg, Germany) PURPOSE: To determine the vascular morphology of racemose hemangioma and related functional alterations in arteriovenous (AV) malformation type 3. METHODS: A 17-year-old teenager with unilateral racemose hemangioma received a full ophthalmic examination including Snellen visual acuity...
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