Mechanism of retinal pigment epithelium tear formation following intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy revealed by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Nagiel, Aaron ^a   Freund, K Bailey ^b   Spaide, Richard F ^b   Munch, Inger C ^c,d   Larsen, Michael ^d,e   Sarraf, David ^a,f,g  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^g Greater Los Angeles Veterans Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; RANIBIZUMAB; VASCULOTROPIN INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; SUBRETINAL FLUID; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84886086402     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.06.024     Document Type: Article

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