TREATMENT OF RETINOBLASTOMA WITH THE TRANSSCLERAL DIODE-LASER

PURPOSE: To report a case of retinoblastoma successfully treated by co ntact transscleral photocoagulation with a diode laser. METHODS: In an 18-month-old girl, a small (6.6 x 4.3 x 3.2-mm) discrete retinoblasto ma anterior to the superotemporal arcade in the right eye was treated with transscleral photocoagulation using a diode laser (810 nm) and a fiberoptic probe. RESULTS: The tumor regressed after photocoagulation, leaving a pigmented chorioretinal scar. There was no regrowth of the tumor 12 months after photocoagulation, CONCLUSION: Contact transscler al photocoagulation with a diode laser may be a viable new treatment f or small retinoblastoma, (Am J Ophthalmol 1998;126:733-735. (C) 1998 b y Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.).