Intravitreal aflibercept versus intravitreal ranibizumab for the treatment of diabetic macular edema

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2017, Pages 567-571

  Fouda, Sameh Mosaad ^a   Bahgat, Ahmed M ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflibercept; Diabetic macular edema; Intravitreal injection; Ranibizumab

Indexed keywords

AFLIBERCEPT; RANIBIZUMAB;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 85016293821     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S131381     Document Type: Article

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