Preliminary result of combined photodynamic therapy with verteporfin and intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) for choroidal neovascularization diseases
LI jiaqing, HU Yiqun, LI Tao, WEN Feng, YI Changxian, LIANG Xiaoling, HUANG Wen, HUANG Sijian, TANG Shibo
Published 2008-09-10
Cite as Chin J Pract Ophthalmol, 2008,26(09): 1021-1024. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-4443.2008.09.043
Abstract
Objective To evaluate the preliminary results for patients treated with combined photodynamic therapy (PDT)with verteporfin and intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin)for choroidal neovascularization (CNV)diseases.Methods This is a retrospective series of 29 cases (29 eyes)with juxtafoveal or subfoveal CNV. Patients were treated with PDT with verteporfin and 1.5 mg (0.06ml)of intravitrcal bevacizumab. Among them there were 15 cases of age-related macular degenerizatiun(AMD)with an average age of 63.3,of which 10 cases were male and 5 cases were female. Two cases of AMD accepted one PDT before treatment and the other were naive to treatment. Another 14 cases were the young patients with idiopathic CNV (ICNV)with an average age of 28, of which 6 cases were male and 8 cases were female. One case of ICNV accepted two PDT before treatment and the other were naive to treatment. All the patients
Key words:
PDT, Avastin, Intravitreal, Combined treatment, CNV
Contributor Information
LI jiaqing
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060
HU Yiqun
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060
LI Tao
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060
WEN Feng
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060
YI Changxian
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060
LIANG Xiaoling
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060
HUANG Wen
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060
HUANG Sijian
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060
TANG Shibo
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, China, 510060