A Review of Photodynamic Therapy for Intraocular Tumors

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used in ophthalmology for various vascular conditions affecting the retina and choroid since the late 1990’s. As of 2000, verteporfin (Visudyne; CIBA Vision Corp, Duluth, Ga) photosensitizer for ocular conditions was used in treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), pathologic myopia, and presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome