Recent progress of choroidal hemangioma

Choroidal hemangioma(CH)is a benign vascular tumor that occurred in the fundus posterior pole. Although it is a benign tumor, exudation from the lesion can lead to retinal detachment and other complications that make visual loss for patients. CH can occur as a circumscribed choroidal hemangioma(CCH), generally without systemic associations, or as a diffuse choroidal hemangioma(DCH)that is often associated variations of Sturge-weber syndrome(SWS). The management of CH has included laser photocoagulation, radiation therapy, transpupillary thermotherapy(TTT), photodynamic therapy(PDT). This article aims to introduce the current situation and the latest progress of the various therapies, to explore the most safe and effective method for the treatment of CH.