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Photodynamic therapy: basic principles and potential uses for the veterinary ophthalmologist.

Giuliano EA, Ota J, Tucker SA

Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. giulianoe@missouri.edu

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves the use of photochemical reactions mediated through the interaction of photosensitizing agents, light and oxygen. PDT, while now commonly used in physician ophthalmology and oncology, is uncommonly used for the veterinary ophthalmic patient. It is an emerging new therapy in veterinary ophthalmology for the treatment of periocular tumors. This article reviews the basic principles of PDT to provide the veterinary ophthalmologic community with a succinct reference for this emerging treatment modality in our field.

Published 31 October 2007 in Vet Ophthalmol, 10(6): 337-43.
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