Definition of "verteporfin" [verteporfin]

• A benzoporphyrin derivative 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. (noun)

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• "They trapped a photosensitive drug called verteporfin, which creates toxic oxygen radicals when exposed to specific wavelengths of light, inside solid polymer nanoparticles."
• "Ranibizumab versus verteporfin for neovascular age-related macular degeneration."
• "BALTIMORE, Jan. 16 -- For patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, ranibizumab (Lucentis) outperformed photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (Visudyne) in a phase III trial."