Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization
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Bilateral simultaneous anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a young, healthy man.
tion With Photodynamic Therapy (TAP) Study Group. Photodynamic therapy of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration with verteporfin: one-year results of 2 randomized clinical trials—TAP Report 1 [published correction appears in Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:488]. Arch Ophthalmol. 1999; 117:1329-1345. 2. Verteporfin in Photodynamic Therapy Study Group. Verteporfin t...
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We report the use of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for subfoveal choroidal neovacularization in central serous chorioretinopathy. Visual acuity improved (0.5 to 1.0) 30 days after the first session. After 141 days, the choroidal neovascularization reactivated and the patient was retreated. Again, visual acuity improved (0.5 to 1.0) 30 days afterwards. It remains stable after 20 months. ...
متن کاملCross-reference: MP-1.004 Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery MP-4.019 Oncological Applications of Photodynamic Therapy including Barrett's Esophagus MP-2.046 Ultraviolet Light Therapies MP-4.008 Photodynamic Therapy for Choroidal Neovascularization
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Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to central serous chorioretinopathy.
OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). DESIGN Prospective interventional, noncomparative case series. METHODS After the diagnosis of a subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to CSC, 26 eyes of 24 patients were treated with p...
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CLINICAL CASE A patient had bilateral angioid streaks complicated by cicatricial degeneration in the left eye and subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in the right eye. Photodynamic therapy resulted in a favorable response with normalization of the visual acuity and angiographic resolution of the lesions. DISCUSSION The most serious complication of angioid streaks is choroidal neovasculariz...
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