Retinal Pigment Epithelium Tears Following Ranibizumab for Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 504-505

  Carvounis, Petros E ^a   Kopel, Andrew C ^a   Benz, Matthew S ^a,b  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Vitreoretinal Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANIBIZUMAB;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA TEAR; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33847030713     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.11.028     Document Type: Article

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