Estimation of efficacy of intravitreal avastin injection for choroidal neovascularization

Azerbaijan Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages 60-63

  Kerimov, M I ^a   Abdullayeva, E A ^a   Aliyev, Kh D ^a   Shahmaliyeva, A M ^a  

^a Acad ZAAliyeva   (Azerbaijan)

Author keywords

Age related macular dystrophy; Avastin; Choroidal neovascularization

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE EDEMA; EYE SURGERY; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MYOPIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 48249128776     PISSN: 00052523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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