Efficacy of single bevacizumab injection as adjuvant therapy to laser photocoagulation in macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2016, Pages 2135-2140

  Kartasasmita, Arief S ^a   Takarai, Siska ^a   Switania, Astriviani ^a   Enus, Sutarya ^a  

^a PADJADJARAN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Bevacizumab; Branch retinal vein occlusion; Grid laser photocoagulation; Macular edema; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84995553588     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S116745     Document Type: Article

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