Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Versus Transpupillary Thermotherapy (TTT) in Occult Choroidal Neovascularization (CNV) in Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

University Hospital, Linkoeping

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Treatments: Procedure: laser treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00347906

Dnr 00052

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of PDT and TTT for the treatment of subfoveal occult CNV in age-related macular degeneration.

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > 55 years of age,
• Subfoveal occult only CNV due to AMD,
• < 4 disc areas or > 4 disc areas
• VA < 0.4

Exclusion criteria

• Sign of classic CNV,
• CNV in other diagnoses than AMD,