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Can It Help Preserve the Vision of Our Patients?

Neil M. Bressler, MD; Susan B. Bressler, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 1996;114(6):747-749.

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DURING THE last several years, the potential benefits of indocyanine green (ICG) angiography for imaging choroidal neovascularization (CNV) have been discussed in many publications^1-17 and at scientific meetings^18,19 that have focused on agerelated macular degeneration. Some ophthalmologists specifically refer patients to a center for performance and interpretation of ICG angiography for a variety of macular disorders. A few of our patients scan the medical literature and then ask whether their macular abnormalities will be imaged with ICG. Ophthalmologists who train at our institution ask for guidance on what they should learn about ICG angiography. Many physicians around the world have asked us whether ICG angiography can help preserve the vision of our patients.

DATA SUGGESTING BENEFITS OF ICG

Do we have data to suggest that ICG angiographic images may provide clinically significant advantages to preserve the vision of our patients? The most promising data available have been obtained . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Baltimore, Md

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