Photosensitizers and Photodynamic Therapy: Verteporfin

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a phototherapy in which a photosensitive dye is injected into a peripheral vein and activated by light in order to occlude choroidal vessels or change their permeability. PDT has been largely applied in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), especially CNV...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Developments in ophthalmology 2016-01, Vol.55, p.330-336
Hauptverfasser:	Battaglia Parodi, Maurizio, La Spina, Carlo, Berchicci, Luigi, Petruzzi, Giuseppe, Bandello, Francesco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Central Serous Chorioretinopathy - drug therapy Chapter Choroid Neoplasms - drug therapy Choroidal Neovascularization - drug therapy Hemangioma - drug therapy Humans Ophthalmology Photochemotherapy Photosensitizing Agents - therapeutic use Porphyrins - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a phototherapy in which a photosensitive dye is injected into a peripheral vein and activated by light in order to occlude choroidal vessels or change their permeability. PDT has been largely applied in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), especially CNV related to age-related macular degeneration, but was also of benefit in other diseases, including central serous chorioretinopathy and choroidal hemangioma.
ISSN:	0250-3751 1662-2790
DOI:	10.1159/000434704