Open AccessTwo years follow-up outcome of verteporfin therapy for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in pathologic myopia in Indian eyes
Author(s) -
Nazimul Hussain,
Rohit C Khanna,
Taraprasad Das,
Raja Narayanan,
Oluleye Tunji Sunday,
Akash Bansal,
Rajeev Reddy
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.43366
Subject(s) - verteporfin , medicine , choroidal neovascularization , ophthalmology , dioptre , visual acuity , choroid , refractive error , surgery , retina , physics , optics
In India, refractive errors are a major cause of treatable blindness. Population surveys in southern India have shown prevalence of high myopia to be 4.32-4.54%. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) caused by pathologic myopia is beneficial.