title: [Photodynamic therapy with visudyne: criteria for treatment success].
abstract: The paper specifies indications and success criteria for photodynamic therapy with visudine for classical macular choroidal neovascularization. Three major clinical types of a response to treatment are presented. These include: 1) complete regression of the subretinal neovascular membrane (SNM) with retinal edema resolution; 2) partial regression of SNM with its shift to inactive status that is attended by a significant reduction in pathological transudation from the newly formed vessels; 3) partial regression with the preserved high transudating activity of SNM. There was stabilization of lesion extents and visual functions in types 1 and 2 responses to therapy and a continued SNM growth and progressive visual worsening in type 3 response.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Izmaĭlov
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Balashevich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D000077362:Verteporfin
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D000077362:Verteporfin