Photodynamic therapy in macular diseases

Authors: Ruiz-Moreno, José Mª; Montero, Javier A

Source: Expert Review of Ophthalmology, Volume 1, Number 1, October 2006 , pp. 97-112(16)

Publisher: Expert Reviews

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Abstract:

In this paper we analyze the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in treating various macular conditions. The more outstanding results reported in the literature, as well as our own experience with PDT in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) of different etiologies, will be discussed. We examine the results of PDT in treating CNV associated with age-related macular degeneration, as well as the current situation of PDT and combined therapies for this condition. The use and outcomes of PDT in treating other forms of CNV, such as those associated with high myopia, inflammation, angioid streaks and idiopathic CNV, will also be analyzed. Similarly, we discuss the use of PDT in certain cases of central serous choroidopathy and in chorioretinal tumors.

Keywords: age-related macular degeneration; central serous choroidopathy; choroidal hemangioma; choroidal neovascularization; high myopia; idiopathic choroidal neovascularization; inflammatory choroidal neovascularization; intravitreous triamcinolone; photodynamic therapy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1586/17469899.1.1.97

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