A prospective study on different methods for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization. The efficacy of verteporfin photodynamic therapy, intravitreal bevacizumab and transpupillary thermotherapy in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Michal S. Nowak,Piotr Jurowski,Andrzej Grzybowski,Roman Gos,Mirosław Pastuszka,Andrzej Kapica,Janusz Smigielski

A prospective study on different methods for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization. The efficacy of verteporfin photodynamic therapy, intravitreal bevacizumab and transpupillary thermotherapy in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration

2012

Michal S. Nowak
Piotr Jurowski
Andrzej Grzybowski
Roman Gos
Mirosław Pastuszka
Andrzej Kapica
Janusz Smigielski

Background The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT), intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (IVB) and transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Prospective cohort study
Bevacizumab
Ophthalmology
Macular degeneration
Verteporfin
Internal medicine
Visual acuity
Photodynamic therapy
Endocrinology
Choroidal neovascularization
Medicine
Surgery
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