Abstract

GOALS OF THE STUDY: A. To determine whether obliteration of extrafoveal choroidal neovascular membranes using argon laser photocoagulation is useful in preserving visual acuity in eyes with ocular histoplasmosis or senile macular degeneration. B. To extend our knowledge of the natural history of extrafoveal neovascular membranes in these disorders. C. To accumulate data on the natural history of subfoveal neovascular membranes. D. To extend our knowledge regarding natural history of atrophic macular scars in ocular histoplasmosis and macular drusen in senile macular degeneration in the fellow eyes of patients with neovascular membranes in the first eye.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01EY002549-07
Application #
3551224
Study Section
Vision Research and Training Committee (VSN)
Project Start
1979-01-01
Project End
1986-12-31
Budget Start
1985-01-01
Budget End
1985-12-31
Support Year
7
Fiscal Year
1985
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Miami
State
FL
Country
United States
Zip Code
33101

  Publications

Jefferys, Joan L; Alexander, Judith; Hiner, Cheryl J et al. (2008) Reproducibility of gradings of retinal photographs in eyes with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization and age-related macular degeneration in the macular photocoagulation study. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 15:191-201
(1997) Risk factors for choroidal neovascularization in the second eye of patients with juxtafoveal or subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Macular Photocoagulation Study Group. Arch Ophthalmol 115:741-7
(1996) Occult choroidal neovascularization. Influence on visual outcome in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Macular Photocoagulation Study Group. Arch Ophthalmol 114:400-12
Smiddy, W E; Gass, J D (1995) Masquerades of macular holes. Ophthalmic Surg 26:16-24
(1995) Laser photocoagulation for neovascular lesions nasal to the fovea. Results from clinical trials for lesions secondary to ocular histoplasmosis or idiopathic causes. Macular Photocoagulation Study Group. Arch Ophthalmol 113:56-61
Dugel, P U; Smiddy, W E; Byrne, S F et al. (1994) Macular hole syndromes. Echographic findings with clinical correlation. Ophthalmology 101:815-21
Martinez, J; Smiddy, W E; Kim, J et al. (1994) Differentiating macular holes from macular pseudoholes. Am J Ophthalmol 117:762-7
Gass, J D (1993) Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy. Donders Lecture: The Netherlands Ophthalmological Society, Maastricht, Holland, June 19, 1992. J Clin Neuroophthalmol 13:79-97
Green, W R; Enger, C (1993) Age-related macular degeneration histopathologic studies. The 1992 Lorenz E. Zimmerman Lecture. Ophthalmology 100:1519-35
Gass, J D; Slamovits, T L; Fuller, D G et al. (1992) Posterior chorioretinopathy and retinal detachment after organ transplantation. Arch Ophthalmol 110:1717-22

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