Changes of vascular endothelial growth factor after vitrectomy for macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1017-1019

  Noma, Hidetaka ^a   Funatsu, H ^a   Mimura, T ^b   Hori, S ^c  

^a Tokyo Women s Medical University   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Macular edema; Retinal photocoagulation; Retinal vein occlusion; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN A; VEGFA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REOPERATION; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA SURGERY; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 58149378606     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800628     Document Type: Article

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