Resolution of subretinal fluid associated with a spontaneous retinal pigment epithelial tear after intravitreal ranibizumab injection

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-346

  Gale, Jeffrey ^a   Cheung, Joseph ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANIBIZUMAB;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA TEAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 66749184676     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i09-064     Document Type: Letter

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