[Photodynamic visudyne therapy in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization in complicated myopia]

Photodynamic visudine therapy (PDT) in a group of patients with choroidal neovascularization in the presence of complicated myopathy resulted in improved visual acuity with long-sightedness correction in 61% of the patients and visual function stabilization in 8% of cases. Near-visual acuity improved only in 20% of cases and stabilized in 49%. The subjective data were consistent with the picture of the eye grounds and with indications for fluorescence angiography. A combination of PDT and courses of anginal protectors permits prediction of higher and more steady-state results of treatment. To enhance the predictability of treatment and the patients' satisfaction, it is necessary to strictly follow a list of indications and contraindications and to explain the essence of a procedure and possible outcomes of treatment in detail. When PDT sessions are used at the early stages of the disease, the prognosis of the process may be regarded as favorable.