Aretrospective study of the real-life utilization and effectiveness of ranibizumab therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in the UK

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2016, Pages 87-96

  Hykin, Philip ^a   Chakravarthy, Usha ^b   Lotery, Andrew ^c   McKibbin, Martin ^d   Napier, Jackie ^e   Sivaprasad, Sobha ^a,f  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Bayer plc UK   (United Kingdom)

^f KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti vascular endothelial growth factor; Neovascular or wet age related macular degeneration

Indexed keywords

RANIBIZUMAB;

AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOVASCULAR AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; VENEZUELA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84955111814     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S92627     Document Type: Article

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