Retinal pigment epithelium tear after intravitreal bevacizumab injection for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2126-2129

  Peng, C H ^a,b,c   Cheng, C K ^a,b,d   Chiou, S H ^e  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB;

AGED; CASE REPORT; EYE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; INJECTION; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; SUBRETINAL FLUID; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHOROID; CHOROID DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 70450188036     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.401     Document Type: Letter

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