All of the following drugs are FDA approved for the treatment of predominantly classic subfoveal CNV in patients with neovascular AMD except for which one?

  1. Pegaptanib sodium (Macugen)
  2. Verteporfin (Visudyne PDT)
  3. Ranibizumab (Lucentis)
  4. Bevacizumab (Avastin)
  5. All of the above

Correct Answer: Bevacizumab (Avastin)

Bevacizumab given intravitreally is a common off-label treatment for all CNV lesion subtypes in any fundus location in neovascular AMD, but is not specifically FDA approved for this indication.

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