A 6-month retreatment interval was established for this study based on laboratory data demonstrating that anecortave acetate administered as a slow-release depot adjacent to the posterior scleral surface provided therapeutic drug levels in the adjacent choroid and retina for up to 6 months (9). If patients were clinically unstable or unimproved six months after enrollment, they were offered thermal laser treatment or photodynamic therapy (PDT) in conjunction with the anecortave acetate injection. Patients who were unstable as early as 3 months after enrollment were offered the option to be treated with either thermal laser or PDT. This did not disqualify them from being eligible for the repeat anecortave acetate injection at month 6.