Guidelines for the Management of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Recommendations from a Panel of Greek Experts
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Guidelines for the Management of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Recommendations from a Panel of Greek Experts
PURPOSE To propose guidelines for the management of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), taking into account the results of large multicenter studies and clinical experience of retina experts. METHOD A team of retina experts developed a consensus paper after three consecutive meetings. The group was focused on guidelines to help clinical decision-making around the defini...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Therapy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0741-238X,1865-8652
DOI: 10.1007/s12325-016-0332-7