Factor VII–Verteporfin for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy in a Rat Model of Choroidal Neovascularization
Lu F, Hu Z, Sinard J, Garen A, Adelman RA. Factor VII–Verteporfin for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy in a Rat Model of Choroidal Neovascularization. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2009, 50: 3890-3896. PMID: 19357351, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisudyne photodynamic therapyChoroidal neovascularizationCNV lesionsTargeted photodynamic therapyDay 7Rat modelSafety of PDTPhotodynamic therapyOcular side effectsBrown Norway ratsFrequency of leakageFluorescein angiographyEfficacious doseHistopathologic evaluationLaser photocoagulationSide effectsFactor VIIDay 14LesionsNormal vasculatureRatsEndothelial cellsTherapyDoseNeovascularization