Retinal pigment epithelial tears after intravitreal bevacizumab injection for exudative age-related macular degeneration

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 470-472

  Shaikh, Saad ^a,b   Olson, John C ^a   Richmond, Preston P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Bevacizumab; Choroidal neovascularization; Exudative; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548990117     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.36489     Document Type: Article

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