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Fundoscopy showing the left macular area with intraretinal hemorrhages, telangiectatic vessels, and scattered microaneurysms before micropulse laser treatment.
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Fundoscopy showed some intraretinal hemorrhages in the left temporal macula with telangiectatic vessels and scattered microaneurysms (Fig. 1).
Fluorescein angiography demonstrating radiation retinopathy with microangiopathic findings of patchy capillaries, nonperfusion, and late leak in the left macula before laser treatment. An overlay (yellow-shaded area) showing the fluorescein-guided treatment area.
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Fluorescein angiography revealed patchy capillaries, nonperfusion, and left late macular leak consistent with CME (Fig. 2).
OCT showing left CME (arrows) secondary to radiation retinopathy at baseline (a). Reduction of intraretinal edema 2 months after laser (b). Improvement of the macular edema at 10 months after micropulse laser therapy (c).
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Optical coherence tomography (OCT; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) showed left CME (Fig. 3a). Two months following treatment, subjectively the patient noted improved symptoms, BCVA had improved to 20/20 in the left eye and the OCT examination demonstrated reduced intraretinal edema (Fig. 3b). Ten months after the micropulse laser, BCVA had stabilized to 20/20 in the left eye and the OCT examination revealed absence of the previously found intraretinal edema (Fig. 3c).