Current Treatment Approaches for Vascular Tumors of the Retina and Optic Disc

Abstract

The vascular tumors of the retina and optic disc include retinal hemangioblastoma (capillary hemangioma), retinal cavernous hemangioma, retinal racemose hemangioma (Wyburn-Mason Syndrome) and retinal vasoproliferative tumor. Although retinal vascular tumors are not common, in some cases they can lead to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Sector laser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, transpupillary thermotherapy, photodynamic therapy, intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy, plaque radiotherapy, and endoresection procedures are commonly in the treatment of retinal hemangioblastoma. Cryotherapy, transpupillary thermotherapy, photodynamic therapy, intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy and dexamethasone implants, plaque radiotherapy, and endoresection methods can be applied in retinal vasoproliferative tumor. No treatment in usually necessary in retinal cavernous and racemous hemangiomas.