Intravitreal ranibizumab in a patient with choroidal neovascularization secondary to multiple evanescent white dot syndrome

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 996-999

  Rouvas, A A ^a   Ladas, Ioannis D ^a,c   Papakostas, T D ^b   Moschos, M M ^a   Vergados, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Choroidal neovascularization; High speed ICG; Multiple evanescent white dot syndrome; Ranibizumab; White spots

Indexed keywords

RANIBIZUMAB;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE DISEASE; EYE EDEMA; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; INFORMED CONSENT; METAMORPHOSIS; MULTIPLE EVANESCENT WHITE DOT SYNDROME; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS DISEASE;

EID: 39349117515     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700623     Document Type: Article

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