title: Optical coherence tomography findings following photodynamic therapy of idiopathic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization.
abstract: The authors assessed the clinical course of idiopathic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) by optical coherence tomography (OCT) after photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin in nine eyes of eight patients. Different OCT patterns were observed at the active, intermediate, and cicatricial stages. The active leakage on late frames of FA in five eyes, was defined as cystoid macular edema. OCT seems to be useful for evaluating the clinical course and response to PDT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. fbatioglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Batioglu
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozmert
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kahraman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005584:Fovea Centralis; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D019233:Retreatment; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000077362:Verteporfin; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin