Why is Visudyne® (verteporfin for injection) therapy an important treatment for wet AMD?
Q: Do your patients have any scheduling preferences? Dr. Callanan: When a patient learns that they’ll have to stay out of the sun for 5 days, they sometimes ask to reschedule. Some patients have to attend an important outdoor event or have another doctor’s appointment later in the day. In such cases, we can wait a few more days to schedule the appointment. Dr. Mittra: Many of these patients are nonemergent because they are already subfoveal. We aim to treat patients within several days. Historically, when standard laser was the mainstay of treatment, it was more critical to see patients with CNVM immediately because if juxtafoveal lesions became subfoveal, the window for intervention could have been lost. All subfoveal cases can now be performed within a week or 2. Dr. Nelson: If you are going to have any control over your practice, you have to standardize your treatments. However, patients still demand some flexibility. They have two different days to choose from, one in the morning a
