The present invention includes a method for treating fungal infections,
particularly onychomycosis. The method includes: applying a composition
includes a photosensitizer, an effective amount of antifungal agent, and
a pharmaceutically acceptable delivery system to a locus and irradiating
the locus with a light source at a wavelength absorbed by the
photosensitizer so as to destroy microbes at the locus. The present
invention also includes a light delivery device for use in photodynamic
treatment of onychomycosis comprising (i) a housing adapted to cover a
nail beneath which a locus is situated; (ii) a light source; (iii) an
energy source in power communication to the light source; and a
controller that controls amount of light to be applied to the locus by
the light source.