Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Choroidal Neovascularization in a Patient with Angioid Streaks
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Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization in a patient with angioid streaks.
We report the favorable outcome of intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) to treat choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) secondary to angioid streaks in an 82-year-old Chinese man. Within 2 weeks of bevacizumab injection, visual acuity improved from 20/40 to 20/25 and optical coherence tomography revealed complete resolution of CNV and retinal edema. The juxtafoveal hemorrhage nearly disa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1726-4901
DOI: 10.1016/s1726-4901(09)70032-2