Encyclopedia: Verteporfin
Verteporfin, otherwise known as benzoporphyrin derivative , is a medication used as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy to eliminate the abnormal blood vessels in the eye associated with conditions such as the wet form of macular degeneration. Verteporfin accumulates in these abnormal blood vessels and, when stimulated by nonthermal red light with a wavelength of 693 nm in the presence of oxygen, produces highly reactive short-lived singlet oxygen and other...
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syndrome (MDS). Visudyne Brand Name: Visudyne Brand Name: Visudyne Active Ingredient: verteporfin... it c-10Visudyne (verteporfin for injection) therapy: treat people who suffer from &...
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