Treatment of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with intravitreal bevacizumab [1]

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 238-240

  Bennett, Jeffrey L ^a   Thomas, Scott ^a   Olson, Jeffrey L ^a   Mandava, Naresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

AGED; ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; LETTER; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PAPILLEDEMA; RETINA; RETINAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VISION, LOW; VISUAL FIELDS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 34748835859     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31814b273d     Document Type: Letter

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