Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) in choroidal neovascular membrane in angioid streaks
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[Subretinal neovascular membrane in angioid streaks treated with intravitreal bevacizumab].
INTRODUCTION Angioid streaks are breaks in Bruch's membrane that may be associated, among others, with pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Its most common complication is the development of subretinal neovascular membranes (SRNVM) and the decreased vision this entails. CASE REPORT A 28 year old woman with angioid streaks and SRNVM in the left eye, who received 3 injections of intravitreal bevacizumab, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.36482