Verteporfin is used as part of photodynamic therapy (PDT). It is not active on its own. It is activated by light. When active, it works by stopping blood flow to the abnormal blood vessels that form in the back of the eye. It is used for the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascluarisation.
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