Aqueous concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor in eyes with high myopia with and without choroidal neovascularization

Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wakabayashi, Taku ^a   Ikuno, Yasushi ^a   Oshima, Yusuke ^a   Hamasaki, Toshimitsu ^b   Nishida, Kohji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84875525021     PISSN: 2090004X     EISSN: 20900058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/257381     Document Type: Article

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