2005•Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological SocietyRequires access

Effect of Photodynamic Therapy and Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide on Choroidal Neovascularization in Age-related Macular Degeneration

Hyun-Sub Oh, Mi-In Roh, Sang-Joon Oh, Sung-Chul Lee, Won‐Young Lee, Oh Woong Kwon

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Purpose: To evaluate the safety and visual outcome of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide combined with photodynamic therapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Methods: We evaluated 32 eyes of 32 patients with choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration. The study group received photodynamic therapy and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (combined group), while the control group received photodynamic therapy only (PDT group). Results: Three months after treatment, no difference was detected between the two groups in visual acuity changes (p>0.05), but the leakage in fluorescein angiography and macular edema in optical coherent tomography decreased (p

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Key concepts: Medicine, Choroidal neovascularization, Photodynamic therapy, Triamcinolone acetonide, Ophthalmology, Macular degeneration, Acetonide, Fluorescein angiography