TABLE 6.
VARIABLE IRRADIANCE PARAMETERS AND EFFECTS ON NORMAL CHOROID AND CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION (CNV) USING LIPOSOMAL BPD (OR VERTEPORFIN)
| IRRADIANCE (mW/cm2) | NORMAL CHOROID
|
CNV
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIME* OF IRRADIATION (MIN) | CHOROID GRADE | TIME* OF IRRADIATION (MIN) | NUMBER OF CNV CLOSED | NUMBER OF CNV LESIONS | |
| 150 | Not done | 15, 62 | 2 | 2 | |
| 300 | 16, 51 | 1, 4 | 20, 36 | 2 | 2 |
| 600 | 27, 37 | 3, 5 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
| 900 | 27, 38 | 5, 3 | 42, 51 | 2 | 2 |
| 1200 | 21, 46 | 5, 5 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
| 1500 | 15 | 5 | Not done | ||
| 1800 | 56 | 3 | Not done | ||
*
Number of minutes at which light was applied after dye infusion.