Abstract
We characterized the changes in optical coherence tomography following photodynamic therapy (PDT) for subfoveal predominantly classic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in 26 eyes before, 1 week after, and 3 months after treatment. There appears to be a temporal decrease in central retinal thickness, increase in central retinal pigment epithelium/CNV complex thickness, and decrease in subretinal fluid following PDT, making it a useful adjunct in the management of CNV due to of age-related macular degeneration.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Choroidal Neovascularization / diagnosis*
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Choroidal Neovascularization / drug therapy*
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Choroidal Neovascularization / etiology
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Choroidal Neovascularization / physiopathology
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Exudates and Transudates / metabolism
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Fovea Centralis
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Humans
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Macular Degeneration / complications
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Macular Edema / diagnosis
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Macular Edema / etiology
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Photochemotherapy*
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Photosensitizing Agents / therapeutic use*
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Pigment Epithelium of Eye / pathology
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Porphyrins / therapeutic use*
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Retina / metabolism
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Retina / pathology
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Time Factors
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Tomography, Optical Coherence*
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Treatment Outcome
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Verteporfin
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Visual Acuity
Substances
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Photosensitizing Agents
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Porphyrins
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Verteporfin