Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Choroidal Melanoma. Review

Role of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Oral Cancer: A Review

Oral cancer is a major public health problem worldwide and is among the ten most common cancers. Despite the advances in research and treatment, oral cancer is still one of the major challenges in medical science. Common treatments for this cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, as well as adjuvant photodynamic therapy (PDT). The aim of this study was to evaluate oral cancer an...

Is Photodynamic Therapy Effective in Treatment of Periodontal Diseases? A Review of Literature

Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization

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Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization

Photodynamic therapy is considered investigational when used in combination with one or more of the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapies (anti-VEGF), i.e., pegatanib (Macugen), ranibizumab (Lucentis), bevacizumab (Avastin), aflibercept (EyleaTM) as a treatment of CNV associated with agerelated macular degeneration, chronic central serous chorioretinopathy, choroidal hemangioma, pat...

[Treatment with photodynamic therapy of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma].

CASE REPORTS The clinical characteristics of three patients with circumscribed choroidal haemangioma and subfoveal exudation detected by optical coherence tomography are described in this paper. The three patients were successfully treated with photodynamic therapy. DISCUSSION Photodynamic therapy is the most adequate therapeutic option for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma associated with s...