Photodynamic Therapy Alone Versus Combined With Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Age-related Macular Degeneration

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare 12-month results of two single initial treatments-photodynamic therapy with verteporfin alone and this therapy combined with intravitreal bevacizumab-for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, not including patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy who were presumed to have age-related macular degeneration.

Timeline

Start

2006-10

Primary completion

2008-05

Completion

2008-05

Publications

• Hara R, Kawaji T, Inomata Y, Tahara J, Sagara N, Fukushima M, Tanihara H. Photodynamic therapy alone versus combined with intravitreal bevacizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration without polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Japanese patients. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2010 Jul;248(7):931-6. doi: 10.1007/s00417-010-1343-8. Epub 2010 Mar 10.

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