Inadvertent injection of intravitreal air during intravitreal Lucentis injection for wet age-related macular degeneration: An undescribed complication

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1744-

  Somner, J E A ^a   Mansfield, D ^b  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INVERCLYDE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RANIBIZUMAB; TRIAMCINOLONE;

AIR; DIABETIC MACULOPATHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INJECTION; LETTER; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULOPATHY; SYRINGE;

AIR; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 69049086941     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.297     Document Type: Letter

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