Association Between the Degree of Inclusion of Components Identified on Fluorescein or Indocyanine Green Angiography in Target Spots and Relapse of Exudate in Eyes with Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy and Typical Age-Related Macular Degeneration After Photodynamic Therapy

• Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) Vol. 15; pp. 2063 - 2075
• Main Authors: Yoshida, Izumi, Taniguchi, Hikari, Sakamoto, Masashi, Maeno, Takatoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: age-related macular degeneration; Angiography; Cancer; Diseases; Fluorescein; Instrument industry; Investigations; Macular degeneration; Medical imaging; Medical records; Original Research; Patients; Photochemotherapy; Photodynamic therapy; Physiological aspects; Polyps; Relapse; spot size; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Verteporfin; Japan; age-related macular degeneration; photodynamic therapy; angiography; spot size

To investigate the association between the inclusion of components identified on images in target spots of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and exudate relapse in eyes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Forty-one eyes (39 patients) with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and 32 eyes (31 pat...