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Hemangioma of the ChoroidFluorescein Photography and Photocoagulation
J. LAWTON SMITH, M.D.;
NOBLE J. DAVID, M.D.;
LEONARD M. HART;
DAVID S. LEVENSON, M.D.;
CHARLES W. TILLETT, M.D.
Arch Ophthalmol. 1963;69(1):51-54.
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This is the first report of fluorescein fundus photographs of a hemangioma of the choroid, and it also documents a gratifying response of this lesion to photocoagulation.
Report of Case
This 39-year-old white female complained of some discomfort and a progressive visual loss in the left eye of one year's duration. Four weeks prior to admission, a rather marked loss of vision occurred in this eye, and she was first seen by one of us (C.W.T.). A fundus lesion was observed in the left eye, which definitely fluoresced when observed with indirect ophthalmoscopy and a cobalt blue filter while the patient was given intravenous fluorescein. A diagnosis of hemangioma of the choroid was made, and the patient was referred to Duke Hospital for photocoagulation therapy. There were no other complaints, and the past history and family history were negative.
Examination revealed the corrected visual acuity to be 20/20 in the
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Author Affiliations
Durham, N.C. and Miami, Fla.
From the Division of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, and the Durham Veterans Administration Hospital.
Footnotes
Submitted for publication June 6, 1962.
This work supported in part by the United Medical Research Fund of North Carolina, and Grant 81-1656 National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness.
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