Spectral domain optical coherence tomography features of multiple subfoveal retinal pigment epithelial tears after intravitreal bevacizumab

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-48

  Chalam, Kakarla V ^a   Murthy, Ravi K ^a   Gupta, Shailesh K ^a   Brar, Vikram S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bevacizumab; retinal pigment epithelial tear; spectral domain optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; BEVACIZUMAB; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA TEAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78650636500     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.73712     Document Type: Article

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