AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND STUDY OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IN CHOROIDAL AMELANOTIC MELANOMA

Purpose:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of primary photodynamic therapy (PDT) for posterior choroidal amelanotic melanomas.Methods:Patients with posterior choroidal amelanotic melanomas up to 6 mm in height were treated with PDT using verteporfin as the photosensitizing agent. Treatment was repe