[Long-term enlargement of XXXX after treatment of @entity1940 ].

@entity1 @entity227 @entity1940 @entity2318 @entity2295 @entity3202 @entity471 @entity2118 @entity1020 @entity1714
PURPOSE: To investigate long-term enlargement of @entity2318 after treatment of choroidal new vessels ( @entity471 ) in age-related @entity1020 or @entity2295 . OBJECTS AND METHOD: Twenty-four eyes of 24 @entity1 aged between 45 and 77 years were treated with laser photocoagulation for juxtafoveal or extrafoveal @entity1940 in Yodogawa Christian Hospital. There was no recurrence in any of the eyes and the mean follow-up period was 31.0 +/- 13.7 (mean +/- standard deviation) months (13-60 months). The laser photocoagulation scar was measured with an image analyzer immediately and once a year after the treatment. We investigated the relationship between scar expansion rate and @entity227 measured by A-mode ultrasonography. RESULTS: Expansion of the coagulation scars ( @entity3202 ) was observed in 19 eyes (79.2%). The coagulation scar expanded with the length of the period after treatment in most of the @entity1 . The expansion rate was significantly correlated with the length of the eye at two years after treatment in all 24 eyes and even in 21 of the eyes without @entity1714 (p < 0.05). A decrease in visual acuity was observed in only one eye (4.2%). Remarkable pigmentation around the scar was found in three eyes of five that did not have @entity3202 . CONCLUSION: Although @entity3202 occurs in approximately 80% of eyes after successful laser treatment, visual acuity deterioration is rarely encountered. The rate of expansion is significantly correlated with the axial length among the eyes both with and without @entity1714 . @entity2118 around scars may be one sign which indicates a low expansion rate of @entity3202 .
