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  • Title: [Assessment of visual acuity in patients with age-related macular degeneration 1 year after photodynamic therapy].
    Author: Tsuzuki K, Honda M.
    Journal: Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi; 2010 Jun; 114(6):520-6. PubMed ID: 20593657.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To evaluate visual acuity in patients who underwent photodynamic therapy (PDT) for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: 138 eyes undergoing PDT were studied retrospectively. 101 eyes with AMD (AMD group) and 37 eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV group) were evaluated. RESULTS: In the AMD group, one year after PDT, the log MAR visual acuity improved by 2 lines or more in 23 eyes (22.8%), and decreased by 2 lines or more in 27 eyes (26.7%). In the PCV group, one year after PDT the log MAR visual acuity improved by 2 lines or more in 13 eyes (35.1%), and decreased by 2 lines or more in 8 eyes (21.6%). Out of the 138 eyes, 30 eyes showed improvement in visual acuity by 0.6 or more, one year after PDT (AMD group : 17 eyes; PCV group: 13 eyes) CONCLUSIONS: Patients with PCV who had good primary visual acuity improved their visual acuity by 0.6 or more one year after PDT.
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