Avastin in myopic choroidal neovascularisation: is age the limit?
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Dear Editor, Myopic choroidal neovascularisation (mCNV) is one of the most common causes of permanent central visual loss in patients with high myopia,1 and its natural history results in the development of chorioretinal atrophy around the regressed mCNV, causing further progressive central visual loss.2 Therefore there is a need to fi nd treatment options which will not only regress the mCNV b...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 92 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008