Effect of Prophylactic Intraocular Pressure–Lowering Medication on Intraocular Pressure Spikes After Intravitreal Injections
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Effect of prophylactic intraocular pressure-lowering medication on intraocular pressure spikes after intravitreal injections.
OBJECTIVE To determine if prophylactic use of intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering medication is effective in reducing the IOP spikes after intravitreal injections of pegaptanib, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab. METHODS Seventy-one patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration received intravitreal injections of 1 of 3 anti-vascular endothelial growth factor medications: 30 patients re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.297