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Case Report

Photodynamic therapy of choroidal neovascularization with enlargement of the spot size to include the feeding complex

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Pages 13-16 | Published online: 25 Nov 2022

Figures & data

Figure 1 Before PDT, fluorescein angiography shows a predominantly classic subfoveal CNV.

Abbreviations: CNV, choroidal neovascularization; PDT, photodynamic therapy.
Figure 1 Before PDT, fluorescein angiography shows a predominantly classic subfoveal CNV.

Figure 2 Before PDT, early-phase ICG illustrates a dilated and tortuous feeding complex (arrows) of the subfoveal CNV raised from a deeper choroidal layer.

Abbreviations: CNV, choroidal neovascularization; ICG, indocyanine green angiography; PDT, photodynamic therapy.
Figure 2 Before PDT, early-phase ICG illustrates a dilated and tortuous feeding complex (arrows) of the subfoveal CNV raised from a deeper choroidal layer.

Figure 3 Ten days after PDT, early-phase ICG: Complete disappearance of the CNV and the choroidal feeder vessel.

Abbreviations: CNV, choroidal neovascularization; ICG, indocyanine green angiography; PDT, photodynamic therapy.
Figure 3 Ten days after PDT, early-phase ICG: Complete disappearance of the CNV and the choroidal feeder vessel.

Figure 4 Six months after PDT late-phase FA A) and ICG B) show absence of leakage and complete disappearance of the CNV.

Abbreviations: CNV, choroidal neovascularization; FA, fluorescein angiography; PDT, photodynamic therapy.
Figure 4 Six months after PDT late-phase FA A) and ICG B) show absence of leakage and complete disappearance of the CNV.