Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients treated with PDT before surgical removal of the CNV.
| Case | Eye | Age/sex | CNV type | Number of PDT | Time to surgery from the initial PDT to final PDT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L | 76/M | Classic | 1 | 3 days |
| 2 | R | 78/F | Classic | 1 | 3 days |
| 3 | L | 54/M | Predominantly classic | 2 | 113/3 days |
| 4 | L | 84/M | Classic | 1 | 3 days |
| 5 | R | 74/F | Occult | 1 | 21 days |
| 6 | L | 83/M | Classic | 1 | 34 days |
| 7 | L | 85/F | Classic | 1 | 37 days |
| 8 | R | 73/F | Occult | 3 | 208/138/40 days |
| 9 | L | 78/F | Predominantly classic | 2 | 3 months/54 days |
| 10 | L | 79/M | Classic | 1 | 55 days |
| 11 | R | 80/F | Classic | 2 | 172/69 days |
| 12 | L | 66/F | Occult | 1 | 83 days |
| 13 | L | 77/M | Minimally classic | 1 | 84 days |
| 14 | R | 79/F | Predominantly classic | 1 | 88 days |
| 15 | L | 70/M | Predominantlyclassic | 1 | 92 days |
| 16 | R | 93/M | Classic | 2 | 95 days |
| 17 | L | 76/F | Occult | 1 | 105 days |
| 18 | L | 87/M | Predominantly classic | 1 | 108 days |
| 19 | R | 71/M | Classic | 1 | 112 days |
| 20 | L | 81/M | Classic | 2 | 213/131 days |
| 21 | R | 70/F | Classic | 2 | 151/132 days |
| 22 | L | 78/F | Classic | 3 | 344/222/146 days |
| 23 | L | 77/M | Classic | 3 | 329/245/147 days |
| 24 | L | 72/M | Predominantly classic | 2 | 232/156 days |
| 25 | R | 79/F | Predominantly classic | 1 | 171 days |
| 26 | R | 74/F | Haemorrhagic | 1 | 246 days |
| 27 | L | 81/F | Classic | 6 | 824/300 days |
| 28 | L | 73/F | Classic | 4 | 677/558/467/383 days |
| 29 | L | 77/F | Predominantly classic | 7 | Unknown*/772/655 days |
CNV, choroidal neovascularisation membrane; F, female; L, left; M, male; PDT, photodynamic therapy; R, right.
*Time of 1st–5th PDT session unknown.