RECURRENCE OF A CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULAR MEMBRANE IN A PATIENT WITH PUNCTATE INNER CHOROIDOPATHY TREATED WITH DAILY DOSES OF THALIDOMIDE

PURPOSE: To determine whether thalidomide therapy can prevent a recurr ence of a choroidal neovascular membrane in a patient with punctate in ner choroidopathy. METHODS: Case report. In a 38-year old woman with b ilateral punctate inner choroidopathy, thalidomide therapy was initiat ed three days after laser photocoagulation of a choroidal neovascular membrane. RESULTS: The patient had a recurrence of the choroidal neova scular membrane eight months after the start of thalidomide therapy. C ONCLUSIONS: The failure of thalidomide to prevent a recurrence of a ch oroidal neovascular membrane in this patient suggests that this medica tion may have only a limited benefit in preventing recurrences of chor oidal neovascular membranes.