Intravitreal ranibizumab in the treatment of cystoid macular edema associated with retinitis pigmentosa

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 531-532

  Salom, David ^a,b   Diaz Llopis, Manuel ^a,b,c,d   García Delpech, Salvador ^a,b,c,e   Udaondo, Patricia ^a,b   Romero, Francisco Javier ^d,f   Millan, Jose Maria ^a,b   Arevalo, Jose Fernando ^g  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE ENFERMEDADES RARAS CIBERER   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d Mediterranean Ophthalmology Foundation   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALENCIA SAN VICENTE MÁRTIR   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^g Clinica Oftalmologica Centro Caracas   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; RANIBIZUMAB; VASCULOTROPIN;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 77957957624     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2010.0044     Document Type: Letter

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