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There is no universal treatment available to cure either wet or dry forms of AMD. However, some people with wet AMD can benefit from laser photocoagulation therapy.
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Key Points Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines a drug (called a photosensitizer or photosensitizing agent) with a specific type of light to kill cancer cells (see Questions 1 and 2).
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This is a type of laser therapy. This is a fairly new treatment for esophageal cancer. PDT can only be used for cancers that are near the inner surface your esophagus. Your doctor may recommend PDT if any of the following bolded statements apply to you.
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a type of laser treatment. It is a 2-step process.
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Robert Browning had emphysema, suffered repeated bouts of pneumonia, and began coughing up blood before he was told that he had lung cancer in 1994. James S. McCaughan, Jr., MD, director of the Grant Laser Center in Columbus, Ohio, was the light at the end of Browning's tunnel.
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As soon as you are injected with the photosensitizing drug Photofrin (porfimer sodium), you are at high risk for dangerous sunburn. So you need to protect your skin and eyes immediately after you are injected with it and for at least a month to 6 weeks afterward.
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Photocoagulation therapy is a method of treating detachments(tears) of the retina(the layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye) with an argon laser. The high-intensity beam of light from the laser is converted into heat, which forces ...
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