What are my treatment options for wet AMD?
Photodynamic therapy with Visudyne. Visudyne therapy is a form of photodynamic therapy (PDT). It brings together a light-activated drug (Visudyne) and the use of a low-energy laser. The laser activates the drug in a targeted area of the eye. This produces a reaction that seals abnormal, leaky blood vessels. Patients diagnosed with a certain form of wet AMD called predominantly classic wet AMD may be candidates for Visudyne therapy, an FDA-approved form of photodynamic therapy for the eyes. Other treatment options. There are other drug and laser therapies available to treat wet AMD. Anti-VEGF (anti-vascular endothelial growth factor) treatments block the process that causes the formation of new abnormal blood vessels.
