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A new therapy for the wet form of AMD. This therapy consists of a light-activated drug (eg Visudyne) injected into the patient's bloodstream and preferentially collects in areas of new blood vessel growth. Once this drug is administered, a surgeon aims a low-intensity or "cool" laser at the area of blood vessel growth. The laser activates the drug, which then destroys the leaky blood vessels. ...
출처: www.blindness.org/research/glossary.asp
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[Foh-Toe-Die-Nam-ick THER-uh-Pee] The use of light-activated dye together with a light-laser treatment to close blood vessels. Pigmentation [PIG-men-tay-shun] The color of the body.
출처: www.macular-degeneration.org/Glossary/GlossMain.ht...
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| photodynamic therapy |
The use of a chemical, given orally (by mouth), intravenously (through the blood vessels) or topically (directly to the skin), that can be activated or energized by light to destroy a target tissue. This activation causes the formation of new molecules and free radicals that form other chemicals that, in turn, may destroy the targeted material to a varying extent. PDT is less effective for thick lesions. Skin cancers are usually thicker than precancers and respond less well. ...
출처: www.skincancerinfo.com/glossary.html
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