Apparent disappearance of choroidal neovascularization after initial photodynamic therapy with verteporfin

Arch Ophthalmol. 2002 Nov;120(11):1588-90.

Authors

Miki Sawa¹, Masahito Ohji, Fumi Gomi, Shunji Kusaka, Yasuo Tano, Neil M Bressler

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Room E7, 2-2 Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. sawamiki@ophthal.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

PMID: 12427082

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Choroidal Neovascularization / diagnosis
Choroidal Neovascularization / drug therapy*
Choroidal Neovascularization / physiopathology
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Photochemotherapy*
Photosensitizing Agents / therapeutic use*
Porphyrins / therapeutic use*
Verteporfin
Visual Acuity

Substances

Photosensitizing Agents
Porphyrins
Verteporfin