The clinical value of photodynamic therapy in anti-vascular endothelial growth factor era
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-0160.2013.08.001
- VernacularTitle:光动力疗法在抗血管内皮生长因子时代的存在价值
- Author:
Ming-wei, ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Photodynamic therapy;
Vascular endothelial growth factor;
Age-related macular degeneration/wet;
Choroid;
Neovascularization
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology
2013;31(8):713-716
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Angiogenidiseaseof the retinare the common reasonof several visual loss.Vasculaendothelial growth facto(VEGF) playan importanrole in pathologiangiogenesis.In recenyears,the developmenof anti-VEGF therapiehatransformed the prognosiof these conditions.The treatmenof angiogenidisease had entered an erof anti-VEGF therapy,especially in the treatmenof choroidal neovascularization (CNV) caused by age-related maculadegeneration (AMD).Abreakthrough,anti-VEGF therapy changethe photodynamitherapy (PDT) based weAMD (wAMD) treatmenmode.In thipaper,we describe thaeven though relegated to background,PDstill haclinical therapeutivalue fospecial circumstanceand certain type of CNV lesion,awell ain certain retindisease.
