[Photodynamic therapy in the treatment of diseases of the anterior and posterior eye segments]. / Primenenie fotodinamicheskoi terapii v lechenii zabolevanii perednego i zadnego otrezka glaza.

The article deals with the use of photodynamic therapy with regard for the modern choice of photosensitizing preparations and with regard for new-generation lasers, which reveal, to a full extent, the possibilities of the above treatment method. Examples of using the photodynamic therapy in the treatment of some oncology pathologies of various localizations, including the ocular pathologies, are depicted in the article. The use of photodynamic therapy at retinal diseases, caused by the onset of new-vascular membranes due to the age-related degeneration of the macular, is under discussion. The application of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cystic filtration cushions, involving the technique offered by the authors, is described.