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When should surgical resection be considered for vasoproliferative tumors?

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Ophthalmology · Stanford University School of Medicine

Ideally, vasoproliferative tumors should be treated when they are small and receptive to local treatment. This prevents them from growing and proliferating to the point where surgical resection might need to be considered.

Tumors can usually be controlled when they are small using direct thermal las...

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Ophthalmology · Stanford University

I completely agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last. Prior to considering surgical resection, which has its own risks of retinal trauma, bleeding, epiretinal membrane formation, cataract, and retinal detachment, I would also consider plaque brachytherapy. Relatively low dose to the apex of the lesion and th...

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