Dégénérescence maculaire liée à l'âge exsudative: efficacité et limites des différents traitements [Exudative age-related macular degeneration: efficacy and limits of the different treatments].

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serval:BIB_BC0DFC82B226
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
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Title
Dégénérescence maculaire liée à l'âge exsudative: efficacité et limites des différents traitements [Exudative age-related macular degeneration: efficacy and limits of the different treatments].
Journal
Journal Français D'ophtalmologie
Author(s)
Polak M.B., Behar-Cohen F.
ISSN
1773-0597 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0181-5512
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2008
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
31
Number
5
Pages
537-556
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; English Abstract ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Ocular neovascularizations are responsible for irreversible loss of vision in various diseases, including age-related macular degeneration. Treatments have changed greatly, and photodynamic therapy with verteporfin has come into common use. However, the visual prognosis remains poor. The recent approval of new antiangiogenic molecules such as ranibizumab and pegaptanib should allow for new therapeutical possibilities. The unapproved ophthalmological use of bevacizumab requires further studies. This paper updates what is known about old and new neovascularization treatments: their mechanism of action, their efficacy, and their toxicity. It reviews the principal clinical studies, and concludes with the recognized recommendations. For the first time, ophthalmologists can hope not only to stabilize loss of vision, but also to improve visual acuity. Complementary treatments can now be tested in associations, concomitantly or not, with the hope of improving visual results.
Keywords
Aged, Aging/physiology, Conjunctival Diseases/etiology, Female, Humans, Macular Degeneration/drug therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Photochemotherapy/methods, Porphyrins/therapeutic use, Visual Acuity
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