DocumentCode
2877388
Title
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings following photodynamic therapy (PDT) in ophthalmology
Author
Chen, Lee-Jen
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hosp., Taipei, Taiwan
fYear
2004
fDate
14-17 Dec. 2004
Firstpage
63
Lastpage
64
Abstract
Photodynamic therapy is an effective treatment for wet form macular degeneration. Besides fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography can monitor fluid level lesion size changes and detect retinal pigment epithelium detachment after treatment.
Keywords
diseases; eye; laser applications in medicine; optical tomography; photodynamic therapy; vision defects; OCT; fluid level lesion size change; ophthalmology; optical coherence tomography; photodynamic therapy; retinal pigment epithelium detachment; wet form macular degeneration; Angiography; Eyes; Guidelines; Leak detection; Lesions; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Pigmentation; Retina; Tomography;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8676-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412279
Filename
1412279
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