The purpose of this review is to present the current state of the role of imaging in
photodynamic therapy (PDT). For the reader to fully appreciate the context of the discussions …

Age-related macular degeneration is a major cause of blindness worldwide. With ageing
populations in many countries, more than 20% might have the disorder. Advanced age …

Background: Angiogenesis is a key aspect of the wet form of age-related neovascular
(AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the elderly population. Substantial evidence …

Objective To determine if photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (Visudyne; CIBA Vision
Corp, Duluth, Ga) can safely reduce the risk of vision loss in patients with subfoveal …

Age-related macular degeneration, especially the neovascular form of the disease, is the
leading cause of blindness in elderly people in developed countries. Thermal …

Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravitreal injections of an antigen-binding
fragment of a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody directed toward vascular …

PURPOSE: To determine if photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (Visudyne; Novartis AG,
Bülach, Switzerland), termed verteporfin therapy, can safely reduce the risk of vision loss …

Abstract Singlet oxygen (1O2) is unique amongst reactive oxygen species formed in cells in
that it is an excited state molecule with an inherent upper lifetime of 4 μs in water. Whether …

Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is the commonest cause of severe
visual impairment in older adults in Caucasian white populations. Polypoidal choroidal …

This work reports a newly designed pH-activatable and aniline-substituted aza-boron-
dipyrromethene as a trifunctional photosensitizer to achieve highly selective tumor imaging …