Half-Dose Photodynamic Therapy Recommended in the Management of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy during an Era of Limited Supplies of Verteporfin


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Abstract of Letter to the Editor References Karasu B, Akbas YB, Aykut A, Celebi ARC. Comparison of retinochoroidal vascular and structural changes after half-dose photodynamic therapy versus half-fluence photodynamic therapy based on optical coherence tomography angiography in eyes with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. Ophthalmologica. 2022;245(4):323–34. Liu C-F, Chen LJ, Tsai SH, Lai CC, Chan WC, Wu WC, et al. Half-dose verteporfin combined with half-fluence photodynamic therapy for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Jun 1;30(5):400–5. Sirks MJ, van Dijk EHC, Rosenberg N, Hollak CEM, Aslanis S, Cheung CMG, et al. Clinical impact of the worldwide shortage of verteporfin (Visudyne®) on ophthalmic care. Acta Ophthalmol. 2022 Apr 6;100(7):e1522–32. van Rijssen TJ, van Dijk EHC, Yzer S, Ohno-Matsui K, Keunen JEE, Schlingemann RO, et al. Central serous chorioretinopathy: towards an evidence-based treatment guideline. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2019 Nov;73:100770. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/shortage/shortage-visudyne-verteporfin-supply-shortage_en.pdf. Article / Publication Details

Received: August 27, 2022
Accepted: December 23, 2022
Published online: January 04, 2023

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