title: Verteporfin photodynamic therapy in highly myopic subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the visual and angiographic results of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin in highly myopic patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation (CNV).
  
  
  METHODS
  PDT was performed on highly myopic patients with subfoveal CNV. The patient population was divided into two groups according to age at onset of CNV (group 1 aged < or = 55 and group 2 aged >55 years old). Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and angiographic findings were considered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the end of follow up group 2 had worse BCVA than group 1. 76% of patients in both groups showed a complete closure of CNV at the end of follow up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Visual prognosis of myopic CNV treated by PDT is influenced by age at onset.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Vitreo-Retinal Unit, Spain. msm02va@wanadoo.es
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Moreno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin