Bevacizumab for ocular neovascular diseases: a systematic review
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Bevacizumab for ocular neovascular diseases: a systematic review.
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Many eye diseases involve increased local levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and there are several therapeutic strategies for them. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bevacizumab for treating eye diseases involving increased local levels of VEGF, as the assumed pathophysiological mechanism. DATA SOURCES The follo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sao Paulo Medical Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1516-3180
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802009000200006