Intravitreal bevacizumab for pediatric exudative retinal diseases

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-197

  Salman, Abdelrahman G ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bevacizumab; Coats' disease; Myopic CNVM; Pediatric; Retinal exudation

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EXUDATIVE RETINITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MYOPIA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79954972028     PISSN: 13194534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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