Title :
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings following photodynamic therapy (PDT) in ophthalmology
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ophthalmology, Mackay Memorial Hosp., Taipei, Taiwan
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;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412279
