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Year : 2007 | Volume
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Retinal pigment epithelial tears after intravitreal bevacizumab injection for exudative age-related macular degeneration
Saad Shaikh, John C Olson, Preston P Richmond
Central Florida Retina Consultants, The University of South Florida College of Medicine, USA
Correspondence Address:
Saad Shaikh 44 Lake Beauty Drive Suite 300, Orlando, Florida 32806 USA
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.36489
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We report a series of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) tears after intravitreal bevacizumab therapy for choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). Retinal pigment epithelial tears were estimated to occur at an incidence of 1.6% in this patient population at our institution. Ophthalmologists should be aware of this rare but serious finding associated with exudative macular degeneration therapy. |
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