Comparison of single injection of intravitreal triamcinolone versus single injection of intravitreal bevacizumab in macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusions with regard to changes in best corrected visual acuity and central macular thickness in the short term

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-244

  Kelkar, Aditya S ^a   Sayyad, Mehmood G ^a   Kelkar, Jai A ^a   Kelkar, Shreekant B ^a   Narvankar, Reena ^a   Shaikh, Aarofil ^a  

^a National Institute of Ophthalmology   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; BEVACIZUMAB; GLUCOCORTICOID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 66249111448     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.49408     Document Type: Letter

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